TikTok Sues US Government Over Potential Ban NYT: Technology By: Sapna Maheshwari and David McCabe 7 May 2024 at 16:03 The social media company and its Chinese parent, ByteDance, sued to challenge the new law, saying it violated usersβ First Amendment rights. Β© Rozette Rago for The New York TimesTikTokβs office in Culver City, Calif. The company has said a new U.S. law requiring its sale is essentially a ban.