Earlier this week, TikTok announced a court challenge in Canada related to the shutdown of two of its offices, as well as a motion for an injunction to stop a U.S. appeals court decision from taking effect in order to allow the Supreme Court to hear its case related

In a case that pitted free speech advocates against security hawks, a U.S. appeals court sided with the U.S. government in a challenge by TikTok, Bytedance and other groups against a U.S. statute that tries to force the divestment of TikTok from its Chinese parent company, with

The prospects for TikTok's operations in the United States have taken a big hit today as a U.S. appeals court rejected a constitutional challenge to a statute requiring that the app be divested or banned by January of next year.

Last week, Canada ordered "the wind up of TikTok Technology Canada, Inc. following a national security review under the Investment Canada Act," closing the two TikTok offices in Canada. However, the app itself will remain available for download.

In a brief filed in U.S. court last week, TikTok, along with its parent company Bytedance, offered a detailed look at its legal arguments in its challenge to a U.S. statute that would requirement divestment of TikTok or ban it from the U.S. market.

TikTok, along with its parent company Bytedance, filed a petition for review of the constitutionality of the Protecting Americans from Foreign Adversary Controlled Applications Act – which would force TikTok's divestment or ban it – today in the D.C. Circuit Court of Appeals.

Recent news reports in Australia, Canada and the United Kingdom indicate that there is some pressure for a TikTok ban or forced sale along the lines of what is currently being considered in the United States, or for a similar measure, although there is no sign of imminent action.