TikTok Set to Challenge New US Legislation, Setting Stage for Legal Showdown

TikTok Set to Challenge New US Legislation, Setting Stage for Legal Showdown
In this photo illustration, the social media application logo, TikTok is displayed on the screen of an iPhone on an American flag background in Arlington, Va. on Aug. 3, 2020. Olivier Douliery/AFP via Getty Images
Sean Tseng
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In a decisive moment for U.S. legislation, President Joe Biden recently signed a bill aimed at curbing TikTok’s influence by requiring its Chinese parent company, ByteDance, to either sell the platform or cease operations in the United States. This move is part of broader efforts to dismantle what is seen as the Chinese Communist Party’s (CCP’s) extensive propaganda network.

Jenny Li has contributed to The Epoch Times since 2010. She has reported on Chinese politics, economics, human rights issues, and U.S.-China relations. She has extensively interviewed Chinese scholars, economists, lawyers, and rights activists in China and overseas.
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