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TikTok Sues US Government to Block Divest-or-Ban Law

The company has argued that the law will stifle free speech and hurt creators and small business owners who benefit economically from the platform.
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The lawsuit marks the first legal challenge since Congress passed the law in April. (Shutterstock)

TikTok sued the US government over a new law that will force its Chinese parent company ByteDance Ltd. to divest the popular video app or face a ban across the country.

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