ByteDance rejects US report about its purported plan since 2022 to divest TikTok’s operations in America

TikTok owner ByteDance has again denied that it considered divesting the US operations of its popular short video platform, in response to a report by The Washington Post on Wednesday that such a plan existed in 2022. In a brief statement on Thursday, Beijing-based ByteDance called on Chinese social media not to spread such misinformation … Read more

TikTok and China’s ByteDance sue to block US law seeking sale or ban of app

TikTok and its Chinese parent company ByteDance said on Tuesday they filed suit in US federal court seeking to block a law signed by US President Joe Biden that would force the divestiture of the short video app used by 170 million Americans or ban its use. The companies said they filed a lawsuit in … Read more