US Court to Hear TikTok Ban Order on April 4 Next Month

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[Asia Economy Reporter Kwon Jae-hee] The U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit has scheduled a hearing on November 4 (local time) regarding the Biden administration's ban on TikTok transactions within the United States, major foreign media reported on the 6th (local time).

If this measure announced by the Department of Commerce is implemented, TikTok will no longer be accessible in the U.S.

According to reports, Judge Carl Nichols of the Washington DC Court of Appeals will determine the appropriateness of TikTok regulations starting from November 12 through this hearing.

Previously, Judge Nichols issued a preliminary injunction on September 27 to temporarily suspend the effectiveness of the executive order issued by the Trump administration banning new TikTok downloads in the U.S.

TikTok had earlier established "TikTok Global" to manage its business operations in the U.S. in September, and Walmart and Oracle are currently negotiating the sale of shares in this company.

In particular, there remains disagreement over which party will hold the majority stake.

In this regard, as China revised its list of prohibited advanced technology exports, government approval is now required for the TikTok deal as well.

The Trump administration imposed usage restrictions citing national security threats, claiming that the Chinese government could access personal information of 100 million U.S. users through TikTok.

Meanwhile, the Department of Justice has appealed the September 19 preliminary injunction by the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals, which blocked the administration's order banning the use of WeChat in the U.S.

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