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TikTok asks Donald Trump: 'Are we still banned?'

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Following the U.S. presidential election, Chinese video service Tiktok has begun a legal challenge against the Trump administration over plans to shut it down.

President Donald Trump had ordered the app's owner, ByteDance, to sell to a U.S. firm amid security concerns.

One proposal calls for a new entity owned by Oracle, Walmart and existing U.S. investors that would be responsible for handling TIkTok's U.S. user data and content moderation.

ByteDance officials say they have not received feedback from the U.S. government in two months, and they're now seeking a court review of the original order and a 30-day extension on discussions.

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