(Forbes)—The clock may have finally wound down for TikTok after a three-judge panel of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit ruled on Friday that Congress has the power to ban the popular social media app if it fails to shed its Chinese ownership.
The judges dismissed the First Amendment challenge that was brought by TikTok and many of its highest-profile users, who argued the ban was unconstitutional.
… Critics of Friday’s ruling were quick to call for the Supreme Court to review the Court of Appeals ruling.
“This law threatens the free speech rights of our client and millions of other Americans who use TikTok to share and hear political ideas,” said Jacob Huebert, president of the Liberty Justice Center, which filed a lawsuit to challenge the TikTok ban in June.
“To protect their rights, we’ll ask the court to stay its decision until we seek Supreme Court review and receive a final decision,” Huebert added.
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