Trump's Administration Suffered Another Defeat In The Fight Against The Tiktok
Donald Trump's administration suffered another defeat in the fight against the Chinese TikTok short video sharing application.
Pennsylvania Judge Wendy Beetlestone has blocked a Commerce Order that was due to take effect on November 12, which would essentially mean the end of TikTok's U.S. operations.
The judge upheld the proposal of three video authors who make a living from videos on TikTok and issued an interim measure.
The judge said that the regulation of the Ministry of Commerce would mean the termination of TikToku's activities in the USA. According to her, the application is a platform for expression. It is used worldwide by 700 million people, including 100 million in the United States and at least 50 million a day.
Earlier on September 27, Washington Judge Carl Nichols issued a preliminary injunction at the request of ByteDance, the parent company of TikTok, blocking the Department of Commerce's efforts to order Apple and Google's app stores to stop offering TikTok for new users in the United States.
Meanwhile, negotiations are ongoing to finalize a preliminary agreement, according to which the American retail chain Walmart and the software concern Oracle should acquire a stake in TikTok.
A new company TikTok Global is to be established, which would be in charge of TikTok's operations in the USA.