TikTok ban: government tells supreme court Chinese government could ‘weaponize’ app at any time – live updates
Justices hear arguments after app’s Chinese-based parent company ByteDance asked justices to review case
TikTok maintains it is not controlled by the Chinese government. It’s parent company, ByteDance, is based in China, but TikTok operates separately with headquarters in Singapore and the US. TikTok says its user data in the US is handled by the company Oracle.
Justice Samuel Alito asked TikTok’s lawyer if the company was owned directly by the Chinese government would he make the same arguments.
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