Congress Upholds a Ban on TikTok

An appeals ruling upholding a ban of TikTok, a panel ruling Friday that congress has the power to shut down the hugely popular Chinese backed app.

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00:00Major breaking news in the world of social media, an appeals court ruling upholding a

00:05ban of TikTok, a panel ruling Friday that Congress has the power to shut down the hugely

00:12popular Chinese-backed app due to national security concerns.

00:17The sell or ban law was signed by President Biden in April and passed with bipartisan

00:22support.

00:23The appeals court ruling rejecting a First Amendment challenge brought by the ByteDance

00:28owned app and several of its star content creators.

00:32The case is expected to reach the Supreme Court prior to the January 19th ban deadline.

00:38It's unknown if President-elect Trump will intervene after taking office on January 20th.

00:45The company says 170 million Americans are on the app, which represents about half the

00:50country.