TikTok’s clock continues to tick

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The ruling moves TikTok one step closer to a potential ban in the US. Source: Pew Research CenterNonprofit organizations have spurned the House legislation as unconstitutional, arguing that it violates First Amendment protections that ensure TikTok users’ rights to access lawful information. The American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) condemned Friday’s “flawed and dangerous” federal appeals court ruling that upheld the law banning the social media platform TikTok. India, once TikTok’s largest market outside China with 200 million users, banned the platform in 2020 over privacy and security concerns. As of 2024, India now leads in Reels users with 327 million, followed by the United States at 169 million.