concerns by forming a partnership with two U.S. The Justice Department asked Friday for the WeChat ban to be allowed to go into effect while that legal case plays out, arguing that allowing the app to continue to be available to U.S. allegations that the apps present security concerns, while accusing the United States of bullying Chinese companies. app stores, before a judge issued an injunction a week ago stopping that ban as well.Ĭhina has rejected the U.S. The Trump administration also sought to shut another popular app, WeChat, out of U.S. The statement said the government is complying with the injunction but intends to “vigorously defend” the executive order and its implementation from legal challenges.
The Commerce Department said after the ruling that an executive order President Donald Trump issued in August outlining concerns that TikTok collects a wide range of data that could end up in the hands of the Chinese government “is fully consistent with the law and promotes legitimate national security interests.” head office of TikTok is seen in Culver City, California, Sept.
