Trump Meets TikTok CEO As App Appeals To Supreme Court To Block U.S. Ban Law

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TikTok asked the Supreme Court on Monday to block a law that could ban the app in the U.S. by Jan. 19, requiring ByteDance to sell it or face removal from app stores.  On the same day, TikTok CEO Shou Zi Chew met with President-elect Donald Trump, who said he would “take a look at TikTok." The request followed a D.C. appeals court ruling upholding the law, citing national security concerns. TikTok argues the law violates free speech and could cause significant losses for small businesses and creators.

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00:00It's Benzinga, bringing Wall Street to Main Street.

00:02TikTok on Monday asked the Supreme Court to block a law that could ban the app in the US

00:06by January 19th, requiring ByteDance to sell it or face removal from app stores.

00:12On the same day, TikTok CEO Xiaozhi Xu met with President-elect Donald Trump,

00:17who said he would take a look at TikTok. The request followed a DC appeals court ruling

00:22upholding law, citing national security concerns. TikTok argues the law violates free speech and

00:28could cause significant losses for small businesses and creators.

00:31For all things money, visit Benzinga.com slash GSTV.

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