ByteDance alleges US's 'singling out of TikTok' is unconstitutional

New legal filings from the Chinese tech firm ByteDance have challenged the US government's "unconstitutional singling out of TikTok", revealing fresh details about failed negotiations over a potential ban of the platform. Legislation signed in April by Joe Biden gives ByteDance until 19 January to either divest TikTok's US assets or face a ban. ByteDance claims in its new filings that such divestiture is "not possible technologically, commercially, or legally" and accuses the US government of refusing to engage in any serious settlement talks after 2022. "Never before has Congress silenced so much speech in a single act," the brief…