Sarah Florini

Sep 16, 2024 | theconversation.com | Eric Smalley |Matt Williams |Anupam Chander |Doug Jacobson |Robert Olson |Sarah Florini | +1 more

TikTok headed to court on Sept. 16, 2024, in a bid to overturn a law that would force the video app to divorce from its China-based parent company or be banned in the U.S.During the appearance before a panel of judges at the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit, layers for TikTok said imposing such a prohibition would have “staggering” consequences for free speech.

Sep 16, 2024 | theconversation.com | Eric Smalley |Matt Williams |Anupam Chander |Doug Jacobson |Robert Olson |Sarah Florini | +1 more

A three-judge panel of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit on Dec. 6, 2024, upheld a law requiring TikTok’s China-based parent company, ByteDance, to sell the video app by Jan. 19, 2025, or face a nationwide ban on the app. The court rebuffed TikTok’s claim that the law violates its First Amendment rights.

May 10, 2024 | pbn.com | Sarah Florini

When President Joe Biden signed a $95 billion foreign aid bill into law on April 24, it started the clock on a nine-month window for TikTok’s China-based parent company, ByteDance, to sell the app. The president can extend the deadline by three months, and TikTok has indicated that it plans to challenge the law in court. If the law stands and the company fails to sell the app, TikTok will be blocked from any U.S. app store or web-hosting service.

Apr 27, 2024 | thefacts.com | Sarah Florini

When President Joe Biden signed a $95 billion foreign aid bill into law Wednesday, it started the clock on a nine-month window for TikTok’s China-based parent company, ByteDance, to sell the app. The president can extend the deadline by three months, and TikTok has indicated that it plans to challenge the law in court. If the law stands and the company fails to sell the app, TikTok will be blocked from any U.S. app store or web-hosting service.

Apr 26, 2024 | channelnewsasia.com | Sarah Florini

TEMPE, Arizona: When President Joe Biden signed a US$95 billion foreign aid Bill into law on Wednesday (Apr 24), it started the clock on a nine-month window for TikTok’s China-based parent company, ByteDance, to sell the app. The president can extend the deadline by three months, and TikTok has indicated that it plans to challenge the law in court. If the law stands and the company fails to sell the app, TikTok will be blocked from any US app store or web-hosting service.