As calls for executive accountability for cybersecurity intensify, it is essential for companies to scrutinize the adequacy of ephemeral messengers, such as Signal, WhatsApp, WeChat, and Snapchat, in light of both present and...more
Earlier this month, President Biden issued two executive orders designed to address risks allegedly posed by Chinese technology companies. One order rescinds President Trump's orders banning TikTok, WeChat, and other Chinese...more
A federal judge from the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia granted TikTok’s motion for preliminary injunction, resulting in a nationwide temporary suspension of an order from the U.S. Department of Commerce...more
In response to President Trump's Executive Orders signed on August 6, 2020, the Department of Commerce announced on September 18, 2020 prohibitions on transactions in connection with the mobile app WeChat, citing the concerns...more
The US Commerce Department releases scope of bans on Tiktok and WeChat - This past August, our China Team reported on President Trump's Executive Order 13942, which placed restrictions on any transactions with two of the most...more
Sunday, September 20, 2020, was intended to be the day on which prohibitions would go into effect on ByteDance Ltd. (ByteDance) and Tencent Holdings Ltd. (Tencent) and their subsidiaries—makers of the TikTok and WeChat apps,...more
On Saturday, two actions put a stop, at least temporarily, to the U.S. shutdown of the popular social media apps WeChat and TikTok. WeChat - On September 19, 2020, a California Federal Magistrate Judge issued a...more
This past weekend saw a halt to the anticipated September 20 implementation of broad prohibitions published on September 18 by the U.S. Department of Commerce (Commerce) regarding TikTok and WeChat mobile applications. No...more
On September 18, 2020, the U.S. Department of Commerce issued two orders identifying the specific transactions related to the WeChat and TikTok mobile applications ("Orders") that are prohibited pursuant to Executive Orders...more
As the countdown continues to September 20, our International Trade & Regulatory Group examines the ambiguities underlying the unprecedented Executive Orders purporting to ban the use of TikTok and WeChat, questions that may...more