TikTok challenges US national security claims, calls ban unlawful


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HONG KONG, Oct 31 (SCMP): TikTok returned to federal court in Washington on Friday to challenge claims made by the US government as Washington tries to ban the popular video sharing app.

TikTok’s owner, Beijing-based ByteDance, in a rebuttal, called the Trump administration’s order “unlawful”, “arbitrary” and “capricious” and again asked Judge Carl Nichols to grant its request to stop the ban from taking effect on November 12.

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