TikTok CEO Shou Zi Chew testifies during a House Energy and Commerce Committee hearing on Thursday, March 23, 2023.
TikTok CEO Shou Zi Chew testifies during a House Energy and Commerce Committee hearing on Thursday, March 23, 2023.
  • TikTok is suing the US government over its new law that forces a sale or ban of the app.
  • The company argued that the law violates the First-Amendment rights of its users.
  • Experts said a legal fight weighing free speech against national-security interests is a coin toss. 

TikTok promised to fight its ban in the US — and now the social-media giant has made it official.