David Shepardson
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US judge unsure if he has legal grounds to issue new TikTok injunction
ByteDance Ltd, the owner of TikTok, argues that the previous ruling could still be overturned on appeal.
US to ‘vigorously defend’ TikTok executive order despite ruling
The US Commerce Department said it would defend an order that seeks to bar transactions with TikTok.
US government appeals judge’s ruling to block WeChat app store ban
WeChat has had an average of 19 million daily active users in the US, Apptopia said in early August.
Judge temporarily blocks ban on TikTok downloads from US app stores
ByteDance had a preliminary deal for Walmart and Oracle to take stakes in TikTok Global.
Justice Department asks judge to allow US to prohibit WeChat from US apps
WeChat has had an average of 19 million daily active users in the United States.
Justice Department asks judge to allow US to bar WeChat from app stores
Tencent had put forward a "mitigation proposal" that sought to create a new US version of the app.
TikTok asks US judge to freeze impending ban on its app
TikTok said the restrictions "were motivated by political considerations".
US judge halts order to remove China’s WeChat from app stores
WeChat has had an average of 19 million daily active users in the United States.
China’s ByteDance gets nod from Trump for TikTok deal, avoids shutdown
Oracle will take a 12.5% stake in TikTok Global and store all US user data on its cloud.
