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The US government has suffered another setback in court in its crackdown on the video app TikTok. A Pennsylvania state judge on Friday suspended a Commerce Department order that would spell the complete end of TikTok in the US by November 12. He issued a court order at the request of three TikTok users who make a living on the platform.
TikTok is owned by the Chinese company ByteDance. US President Donald Trump describes the app as a security risk because Chinese authorities could use it to obtain data from US citizens. He wants to at least force the American TikTok business under the control of American owners.
The Chinese government torpedoed sales negotiations with a new rule prohibiting the export of software algorithms without special permission.
The situation around TikTok remains generally unclear. Trump had already announced that he had approved a fundamental agreement that would ensure the continuity of TikTok in the US through the entry of US companies Oracle and Walmart. But since then there have been conflicting statements about whether the new US partner or ByteDance should have the majority in the global TikTok business, and the conclusion of a final deal is apparently being delayed.
