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Donald Trump signs order banning transactions with 8 Chinese apps, including Alipay
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On a call with reporters shortly after the order was announced, senior administration officials declined to offer any specific evidence tying the blacklisted entities with alleged efforts by the Chinese government to obtain users’ personal data.
“The executive order is based on risk,” said one senior administration official, citing the large user base and high download numbers of the targeted applications. “We’re talking tens of millions of devices.”
US Will Not Extend TikTok Sale Deadline, Talks To Continue
US Will Not Extend TikTok Sale Deadline, Talks To Continue
The US government initially planned to ban TikTok nationwide on security grounds. The White House officials have repeatedly argued that the company may hand over Americans’ private data to the Chinese authorities. ByteDance, meanwhile, has always denied those allegations and the Trump administration could never produce evidence.
Appeals court schedules Dec. 14 hearing on blocked U.S. TikTok new user ban
Appeals court schedules Dec. 14 hearing on blocked U.S. TikTok new user ban
A federal appeals court said on Wednesday it will hear oral arguments on Dec. 14 on the government’s appeal of an order that blocked a ban on Apple Inc and Alphabet’s Google offering TikTok for download in U.S. app stores.
Reuters politicizing it by pointing out that three of the judges “were nominated by previous Democratic presidents.”
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Trump Restrictions on TikTok Halted by Federal Judge Once Again
The decision was reportedly taken in response to a lawsuit filed by three content creators for whom TikTok is the main source of income.
Trump administration ordered to postpone TikTok ban or defend it by Friday
Trump administration ordered to postpone TikTok ban or defend it by Friday
The report says that the Trump administration has until 2:30 pm local time, either to agree to delay the ban or to file court papers in opposition to the filing for an injunction. The report further notes that if the ban is not delayed, a hearing will be held Sunday morning in order to decide on the matter.
Trump’s TikTok Farce Ignores the Lessons of the Red Scare
Trump’s TikTok Farce Ignores the Lessons of the Red Scare
PRESIDENT DONALD TRUMP would probably be surprised to learn that he is vindicating Marx’s claim that when history repeats itself, the second time is a farce. The administration’s odd war on TikTok echoes the period more than half a century ago when the US government was so worried about content from Communist countries that Congress directed the Post Office to detain perceived “Communist political propaganda.”
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We should all be a bit more hesitant to accept claims of imminent national security threats that justify radical action, especially when they happen to coincide with authorities’ interests. National security has been the basis for the rise of perhaps every despot in history. We should remember the example of the Supreme Court, which did not roll over to erode free press in the face of the Communist threat a half-century ago.
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