Mahakama ya Rufaa ya D.C. imetangaza uamuzi wa kuunga mkono sheria inayotaka ByteDance, kampuni mama ya TikTok kutoka China, kuuza hisa zake za programu hiyo ifikapo Januari 19, 2025, la sivyo itakabiliwa na marufuku kote Marekani.
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Sheria hiyo, inayojulikana kama Protecting Americans from Foreign Adversary Controlled Applications Act, imeelezwa kuwa imelenga moja kwa moja kulinda usalama wa taifa.
Hata hivyo, TikTok imepinga hatua hiyo, ikidai inakiuka haki ya Kifungu cha Kwanza cha Katiba ya Marekani (First Amendment).
Mahakama, kwa upande wake, imesisitiza kuwa ushahidi wa serikali ya Marekani kuhusu hatari za kiusalama una uzito mkubwa, ikizingatia ushawishi wa programu hiyo duniani na uwezekano wa matumizi mabaya.
Soma, Pia: Bunge la Marekani lapitisha Muswada wa Sheria ya kuifungia TikTok
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The U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit has upheld a law requiring TikTok's Chinese parent company, ByteDance, to sell its stake in the app by January 19, 2025, or face a nationwide ban.
The decision supports the Protecting Americans from Foreign Adversary Controlled Applications Act, which the court deemed narrowly tailored to address national security risks.
While TikTok argues the law infringes on First Amendment rights, the ruling emphasised the app's global reach and potential for misuse, citing the U.S. government's persuasive evidence.