Judge halts WeChat download ban in U.S.-China tech battle

Judge halts WeChat download ban in U.S.-China tech battleWith a presidential election around the corner, the ruling buys the apps' owners some time and offers hope or avoiding a ban.

Tiktok and WeChat to be banned in US app stores from Sunday TikTok is hoping that a deal with Oracle will see the ban on the app lifted before it's brought into place
TikTok sues Trump administration to block US ban - The Boston Globe
TikTok asked a federal judge in Washington to block the Trump administration from enacting a ban on the fast-growing social-media network.
TikTok says Oracle can review its source code, but deal won’t allow tech transfers
The short-video maker’s Chinese parent company is seeking to tamp down domestic controversy over the deal.
Trump backs proposed deal to keep TikTok operating in U.S.
Trump has targeted Chinese-owned TikTok for national security and data privacy concerns in the latest flash point in the rising tensions between Washington and Beijing.
US set to ban WeChat and TikTok from app stores
The move could effectively wreck the operation of both Chinese services for US users.
U.S. bans WeChat and TikTok from app stores, threatening shutdowns
The two Chinese-owned apps will be barred from accessing essential internet services in the U.S. from Sunday.
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Trump bans TikTok downloads, WeChat from Sunday citing US national security
Access to popular social platform to be allowed until Nov. 12; US says move will 'combat China’s malicious collection of American citizens’ personal data'