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TikTok ban once again blocked by judge, this time thanks to three influencers

TikTok got another reprieve from the Trump administration’s attempted ban on Friday, as a federal judge in Pennsylvania blocked the government from moving ahead with restrictions that would have effectively shut down the app next month. The judge granted a preliminary injunction against a series of bans by the US Commerce Department that were set to go into effect on November 12th. The bans seemingly would have made the app […]

todayNovember 3, 2020

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TikTok confirms it will sue the Trump administration

TikTok confirmed Saturday that it will file a lawsuit against the Trump administration over an executive order demanding parent company ByteDance divest its TikTok operations in the US. It’s the first time the company has confirmed it will pursue legal action, a move that has been rumored for several weeks. Reports began surfacing Friday that a lawsuit was likely imminent. “Even though we strongly disagree with the administration’s concerns, for […]

todayAugust 25, 2020

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Trump’s WeChat ban could reach much further into the Tech World

Last Thursday, the Trump administration issued a pair of stunning executive orders against Chinese technology companies, banning US transactions with the companies after a deadline of September 20th. Most of the immediate focus has been on TikTok, which was targeted through its parent company ByteDance — but the second order could have a far more unpredictable impact, targeting text app WeChat and its parent company Tencent. Tencent is one of […]

todayAugust 10, 2020

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