DOJ Opposes Pausing Sale-or-Ban Law for TikTok

DOJ Opposes Pausing Sale-or-Ban Law for TikTok
A photo illustration of the TikTok logo displayed on an iPhone. Photo by Dan Kitwood/Getty Images
Catherine Yang
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The Justice Department (DOJ) is opposing TikTok’s request that a potential ban be delayed as the app seeks an appeal in the Supreme Court of a national security law passed in April.

When President Joe Biden signed the Protecting Americans from Foreign Adversary Controlled Applications Act (PAFACA) into law, it started a 270-day countdown for TikTok to cut ties with the Chinese communist regime, a foreign adversary to the United States, or else cease operating in the United States.