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TikTok, whose mainland Chinese counterpart is Douyin, is a short-form video hosting service owned by Chinese internet company ByteDance. It hosts user-submitted videos, which can range in duration from three seconds to 60 minutes. It can be accessed with a smart phone app.
TikTok made good on its promise to challenge a new law signed by President Joe Biden that could result in a ban of the video app in the US.
Eight TikTok creators sued the U.S. government on Tuesday, arguing that a new law forcing a sale or ban of the popular video-sharing app violates their First Amendment rights.
TikTok is suing the United States government in an effort to stop enforcement of a bill passed last month that seeks to force the app’s Chinese owner to sell the app or have it banned.
TikTok began working on Project Texas after 2020 to address data concerns from the US government. From 2019 to 2024, TikTok and ByteDance combined spent $27 million on lobbying in the United States , including their hire of SKDK , a public affairs firm, in 2023 according to Politico .
TikTok has been banned on devices owned by the federal government, with some exceptions. It has also been banned in at least 34 (out of 50) states on devices issued by state governments. They generally do not prohibit civilians from having or using the app on personal devices.