TikTok ban looms as US sell-off law is set to come into force

TikTok has invoked economic arguments against the law, saying content creators and merchants who make a living from posting videos and selling goods would be hurt financially.

 ByteDance said it handed in an overdue document assessing potential risks to minors of its TikTok Lite service, a day after regulators threatened it with fines and a partial ban.

The clock has started ticking for TikTok as a US sell-off law is about to come into force.

The US Senate voted to ban TikTok’s ownership by Chinese parent ByteDance, which will force the app to be sold into US ownership, or be banned entirely in the region.