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Dunlap Bennett & Ludwig PLLC

“Why Can’t We Just Ban It?”: Legal, Political, And Technological Difficulties With Banning Tiktok

This article is the second article in a three-part series. The first article detailed the procedural posture of the failed executive actions to create a TikTok ban. This article discusses the current Congressional attempt to...more

Dunlap Bennett & Ludwig PLLC

“Why Can’t We Just Ban It?”: How The American Government Has Bungled The TikTok Ban

Over the past two months, the national security threats posed by the TikTok app have been more exposed than the individuals posting the videos to TikTok. Yet despite those risks, Americans continue to post content to the app,...more

Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP

Commerce Department Identifies Prohibited Transactions Involving WeChat and TikTok

Last week, the Department of Commerce took steps to implement sanctions targeting China’s mobile applications WeChat, owned by Tencent Holdings Ltd. (“WeChat Sanctions”), and TikTok, owned by ByteDance Ltd. (“ByteDance”)...more

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Trump’s Ban on TikTok and WeChat May Affect Popular Video Game Companies and More

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On August 6, 2020, President Trump issued two executive orders banning widely used Chinese social media services TikTok and WeChat. Citing national security concerns due to the applications’ abilities to automatically capture...more

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US Administration Takes on Chinese Social Media

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President Trump signed an Executive Order (EO) (TikTok EO) August 6, 2020, banning “transactions” yet to be identified by the US Department of Commerce (Commerce) related to TikTok and its parent ByteDance Ltd. Specifically,...more

Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton LLP

National Security Meets Teenage Dance Battles: Trump Issues Executive Orders Impacting TikTok and WeChat Business in the U.S.

On August 6, 2020, Trump issued two separate executive orders that will severely restrict TikTok and WeChat’s business in the United States. For weeks, the media has reported on Trump’s desire to “ban” TikTok with speculation...more

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