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....

Judge blocks US ban on WeChat app downloads

Posted on 20/09/2020 by Engadget RSS Feed

TikTok isn’t alone in avoiding a US ban, at least for now. Reuters reports that Judge Laurel Beeler has issued a preliminary injunction blocking a Commerce Department order that would remove WeChat from US app stores by the end of September 20th. Use...

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 and WeChat will be banned from US app stores on Sunday

Posted on 18/09/2020 by Engadget RSS Feed

TikTok and WeChat will be banned from US app stores starting on Sunday, September 20th, the US Department of Commerce (DoC) has announced. The Chinese-owned apps from Tencent and ByteDance will not only be banned from the iOS App Store and Google’s P...

WeChat user alliance sues Trump administration over threatened ban

Posted on 23/08/2020 by Engadget RSS Feed

TikTok isn’t the only one suing the Trump administration over an executive order that could ban an app in the US. The Financial Times reports that the WeChat Users Alliance has sued the administration over the potential WeChat ban. The user group cla...

Disney, Apple and more voice concerns over WeChat ban to White House

Posted on 13/08/2020 by Engadget RSS Feed

After President Donald Trump signed an executive order that would ban all US transactions with messaging app WeChat, some of the biggest names in American industry have begun to voice concerns about the shift directly to White House officials. Accord...

Trump executive order seeks to ban Tiktok, WeChat in 45 days

Posted on 07/08/2020 by Engadget RSS Feed

A week ago Donald Trump said that he could and would ban the video sharing app Tiktok, and on Thursday night he issued an executive order to block transactions with its parent company, Bytedance. It’s set to take effect in 45 days, which is just beyo...

India has banned TikTok, WeChat and many other Chinese apps

Posted on 29/06/2020 by Engadget RSS Feed

India has banned dozens of apps made by Chinese companies, including TikTok, WeChat and several QQ and Baidu apps. The Ministry of Information Technology made the decision “in view of information available they are engaged in activities which is prej...

China arrested former Huawei staff for talking about Iran deal online

Posted on 26/04/2020 by Engadget RSS Feed

Huawei flatly denies being under control of the Chinese government, but there’s little doubt that China is eager to defend its technological superstar — at least, with a little prodding. The New York Times has learned that Chinese police arrested fiv...

China’s WeChat is mimicking Snapchat Stories, too

Posted on 25/12/2018 by Engadget RSS Feed

Snap just can't catch a break from companies imitating its signature Stories feature in their apps. WeChat, the Chinese social app giant, has introduced a Time Capsule feature whose disappearing videos will seem uncannily familiar if you've used Sna...

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