TikTok Files An Appeal To US Government, Requests Prohibition Of Operations Postponed

JAKARTA - TikTok has asked the Federal Court to postpone a law that would prohibit the app from operating in the US, so they have time to file a lawsuit to the Supreme Court.

This step was taken after the Court of Appeals for the DC Region decided to support the ban, which led TikTok to now appeal to the Supreme Court.

"Today, we are submitting an emergency motion for a court order to stop the TikTok ban from taking effect on January 19, 2025, until our appeal against the Court's decision to appeal to the DC Region is heard by the US Supreme Court," the company wrote.

In a statement, TikTok highlighted the significant impact that users, creators and small businesses would have if the ban was imposed. Because according to him, TikTok has around 170 million users in the US.

"The estimate suggests that small businesses on TikTok will lose more than $1 billion in revenue and creators will suffer nearly 300 million in revenue losses in just one month unless TikTok's ban is discontinued", they explained.

In addition, TikTok also expressed its contribution to the US economy, where it claims its platform generates revenue of US$24.2 billion (Rp382.6 trillion) from advertising, marketing, and organic reach by 2023.

In addition, TikTok's own operations contributed an additional US$8.5 billion (Rp134.8 trillion) to US Gross Domestic Product (GDP).

This emergency measure is TikTok's last attempt to protect its community and maintain its operations in the US, which has become the main market for the company. The US Supreme Court is expected to make a decision regarding this motion before the January 19, 2025 deadline.