From The New York Times:
TikTok could be banned in the United States in mere months. Its lawyers head to court on Monday to fight that outcome, the latest stage in an ongoing clash between the short-form video app and the American government.
For years, TikTok and its Chinese parent company, ByteDance, have been under scrutiny from U.S. lawmakers and intelligence officials for the app’s ties to China. They have argued in congressional hearings and in court filings that the app poses national security concerns because the Chinese government could use it to access sensitive information about Americans or to spread propaganda. They pushed a law, signed in April, that requires ByteDance to either sell the app to a non-Chinese owner or face a ban.