Federations applaud US Court of Appeal decision to uphold TikTok law

Jewish Federations applaud the U.S. Court of Appeals decision to uphold the Protecting Americans from Foreign Adversary Controlled Applications Act – ultimately forcing the sale of TikTok from its China-based owner, ByteDance. This law is designed to address US national security, but it will also do something else – slow the antisemitism epidemic that this platform has helped spread around the globe since the October 7 Hamas attacks on Israel. In just one-year, antisemitic comments on TikTok rose 912%. Jewish Federations will always stand against antisemitic hatred and bias, which is why we supported this law’s passage at every stage. Today, the law was found to be constitutionally sound, and we look forward to its implementation and enforcement.