One step closer to banning Tik Tok

TikTok Is a Step Closer to Being Banned. What Schools Need to Know

Is TikTok actually going to get banned? The threat that the wildly popular social media platform will be banned in the United States has been lurking for more than a year.

Now, though, it seems a ban is on the verge of happening after a ruling by a federal appeals court panel has cleared the way.

The U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit on Dec. 6 denied TikTok’s petition to overturn the law that requires TikTok to break ties with its China-based parent company ByteDance Ltd. or be banned by mid-January.

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