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A possible ban on popular video sharing app TikTok has sparked a legal spat in the US.
At the hearing in federal court on Monday, the Chinese-owned company pleaded against the ban.
The three judges hearing the case at the U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit remained unsure if TikTok’s plea of free expression weighs heavier than the national security concerns expressed by Washington.
In April, President Joe Biden signed a law compelling the app's parent company Byte Dance to sell TikTok within a year, or face the ban.
During the hearing, the judges said that millions of TikTok users across the US have First Amendment protections, which include freedom of expression, and the government forcing a ban on the app could violate those basic constitutional rights.
Unless upturned, the ban will come into effect on January 19. However, the case could likely drag on.
Both parties have requested that the court hand down a verdict by December.
This would give enough time for an appeal before the shutdown or sell deadline.
TikTok lawyer Andrew J. Pincus leaves after a U.S. Court of Appeals hearing, where TikTok and parent company ByteDance are seeking to block a law that could ban the app used by 170 million Americans, at U.S. District Court in Washington, U.S., September 16, 2024. Reuters
The case is being viewed as a decisive debate on digital free speech versus issues about national security in the US.
US officials have expressed concern that through TikTok China's government could gain access to users' data which could be used to spy on American citizens.
ByteDance told the court that it did not have enough time to find a buyer.
It also said the Chinese government is not in favor of going public with their algorithm recommendations.
Lawyers for TikTok argued the app was unjustly victimized due to its ownership that lies with the US government’s biggest business and political adversary, China.
The app is being used by 170 million Americans who use the platform for entertainment and business purposes.
Department of Justice lawyer Daniel Tenny said in his argument that ByteDance "manipulates its algorithm to boost pro-China videos.”
Recent polls suggest that public support to ban TikTok is falling in America.
Only 32% of Americans support the ban, down from 38% in September 2023 and 50% in March 2023, according to Pew.
“And the share who say they are uncertain whether the government should ban the platform has risen from 28% in March 2023 to 39% now,” it added.
“Republicans and Republican-leaning independents are far more likely than Democrats and Democratic leaners to support a ban (42% vs. 24%)," it further said.
Still, support for the ban has dropped substantially within each party. In March 2023, 60% of Republicans and 43% of Democrats said they supported the government banning TikTok.
If banned, the app will be removed from all major downloading platforms, and dealing with the company will be declared a federal crime.
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Afghanistan's one-off test against New Zealand became just the eighth match in the format's history to be abandoned without a ball being bowled after rain washed out the fifth and final day in India's Greater Noida region on Friday.
The first ever test scheduled between the sides looked doomed from the start due to steady rain for more than two weeks in the region. It was also the first test to be scheduled at the Shahid Vijay Singh Pathik Sport Complex near Delhi.
Afghanistan play their home matches abroad due to security concerns for touring teams.
The Afghan board preferred Greater Noida over two other venues in India because of its proximity to Delhi, which made travelling from Kabul easier.
"We're disappointed. We'd geared ourselves up, and we'd trained really well," Afghanistan coach Jonathan Trott told reporters.
"What I hope it is a good learning case that things can crop up... everything has got to be checked out and made sure that it's ready for test-match cricket.
"I think the ground staff have worked, obviously, very hard here. It just unfortunately hasn't materialized, and we've had a freakish amount of rain for this time of year."
New Zealand coach Gary Stead was frustrated after they were denied an opportunity to get used to the sub-continent's conditions ahead of a busy schedule that includes five more tests in Asia in the next two months.
"The most disappointing part for us is that we lost the opportunity to be match-hardened and match-ready when we go into our test match (against Sri Lanka) next week," Stead said.
"The guys are really disappointed. It was an opportunity to play Afghanistan. It doesn't come around that often."
New Zealand will fly to Sri Lanka on Saturday for a two-test series in Galle from Sept. 18.
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