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posted by Fnord666 on Sunday August 23 2020, @02:43PM   Printer-friendly

TikTok plans to sue Trump administration over US ban

TikTok plans to sue the Trump administration over its executive order banning transactions between U.S. companies and the popular video-sharing app as well as its Chinese parent company, ByteDance.

"Even though we strongly disagree with the Administration's concerns, for nearly a year we have sought to engage in good faith to provide a constructive solution," a TikTok spokesperson told The Hill. "What we encountered instead was a lack of due process as the Administration paid no attention to facts and tried to insert itself into negotiations between private businesses," the spokesperson continued. "To ensure that the rule of law is not discarded and that our company and users are treated fairly, we have no choice but to challenge the Executive Order through the judicial system," the spokesperson added.

Also at NYT and Business Insider.

Previously: Bytedance: The World's Most Valuable Startup
Lawmakers Ask US Intelligence to Assess If TikTok is a Security Threat
TikTok and 53 Other iOS Apps Still Snoop Your Sensitive Clipboard Data
India Bans TikTok, WeChat, and Other Chinese-Owned Apps
President Trump Threatens TikTok Ban, Microsoft Considers Buying TikTok's U.S. Operations[Updated 2]
TikTok: Trump Will Prohibit Transactions with Bytedance Beginning September 20


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  • (Score: 2) by SomeGuy on Monday August 24 2020, @05:36PM (1 child)

    by SomeGuy (5632) on Monday August 24 2020, @05:36PM (#1041218)

    Oracle? How would that work? They would plan to fill it up with videos of CEOs blathering bullshit techno jargon? They would re-write the plaform in Java and re-release it years late? The new client would only be 2.5TB in size? How many patchsets would you need to apply to get the client working? Would you even be able to find the appropriate one without spending years digging through endless support articles? What kind of contracts would you need in place to be able to use it? Then after years of painful festering, the desupport announcement finally puts it out of its misery?

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  • (Score: 1) by Sulla on Monday August 24 2020, @06:12PM

    by Sulla (5173) on Monday August 24 2020, @06:12PM (#1041242) Journal

    Yes. That is what makes it funny.

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