TikTok pushes Supreme Court to review potential US ban on national security grounds
TikTok has formally asked the US Supreme Court to review a federal appeals court decision that upheld legislation potentially banning the app in the US. The controversial law, backed by President Joe Biden's administration, requires the popular social media platform to sever ties with its China-based parent company, ByteDance, or face a nationwide ban. The legal documents, filed Monday, come on the heels of a ruling by a three-judge panel of the same appeals court. Last week the committee sided with the government, saying the law requiring TikTok to divest from ByteDance is constitutional. According to the document, if the…