A US appeals court has denied TikTok’s request for a delay regarding a potential ban unless its Chinese parent company, ByteDance, sells its US operations. TikTok’s appeal follows a ruling that requires ByteDance to divest its US business by January 19, 2025, or face a nationwide ban affecting its 170 million American users. The company plans to escalate the matter to the Supreme Court to contest the ruling. Concerns over data privacy and ties to the Chinese government continue to fuel scrutiny of TikTok’s operations in various countries.