US Commerce Department delays TikTok ban following court ruling

Posted on 12/11/2020 by Engadget

TikTok will live to see another day. According to The Wall Street Journal, the US Department of Commerce won’t push through an order that would have forced the platform to shut down today. The agency cited a preliminary injunction a judge in Philadel...

TikTok claims it’s being ghosted by the Trump administration

Posted on 11/11/2020 by Engadget

After months of breathless drama, the Trump administration’s war with TikTok has reached a stand still. Or, to be more accurate, the Trump team has ghosted the Chinese social network, effectively going silent over the past few weeks, CNBC reports. An...

TikTok ask the court to prevent a US ban from taking effect

Posted on 24/09/2020 by Engadget RSS Feed

Last week the Commerce Department delayed plans to implement a ban that would prevent new downloads of the TikTok app by one week, pushing the deadline out to this coming Sunday as its owner negotiated a deal with the government, Oracle and Walmart....

TikTok bans ads for fasting apps and weight loss supplements

Posted on 23/09/2020 by Engadget RSS Feed

TikTok is introducing a new policy that cracks down on ads that “promote a harmful or negative body image.” The app’s new rules ban companies from advertising fasting apps and weight loss supplements. Advertisers also have to adhere to new, tougher r...

Trump approves TikTok deal with Oracle and Walmart ‘in concept’

Posted on 20/09/2020 by Engadget RSS Feed

TikTok appears to have avoided a US ban at the last minute... probably. President Trump has agreed to a deal “in concept” (via CNBC) that theoretically allays US security issues while letting it operate in the country. True to earlier discussions, Or...

What we know about Trump’s ‘ban’ on TikTok and WeChat

Posted on 18/09/2020 by Engadget RSS Feed

When the Department of Commerce said Friday that it would soon bar all new downloads of WeChat and TikTok from US App Stores, it marked the latest escalation in the weeks-long saga over TikTok’s future in America. The drama has been playing out since...

TikTok’s global headquarters might move to the US to avert a ban

Posted on 15/09/2020 by Engadget RSS Feed

Details of ByteDance’s deal with Oracle for control of TikTok are beginning to come into focus. ByteDance’s partnership with Oracle “will place TikTok’s global business in a new US-headquartered company with Oracle investing as a minority shareholder...

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US Commerce Department delays TikTok ban following court ruling

TikTok claims it’s being ghosted by the Trump administration

TikTok ask the court to prevent a US ban from taking effect

What we know about Trump’s ‘ban’ on TikTok and WeChat

TikTok’s global headquarters might move to the US to avert a ban