U.S. asks court to dismiss government appeal of TikTok ruling

Reuters, WASHINGTON, July 12 – On Monday, the Biden administration urged a federal appeals court to dismiss the Justice Department’s legal challenge to court orders that blocked a Trump-era attempt to prohibit new downloads of Chinese-owned video-sharing app TikTok. President Joe Biden revoked a series of executive orders issued by former President Donald Trump in August that aimed to prohibit new WeChat and TikTok downloads and ordered a re-evaluation last month. Last month, the Commerce Department formally rescinded the orders that tried to ban the apps. The government’s legal challenge, according to the Justice Department, is now moot. David Shepardson contributed reporting, and Leslie Adler edited the piece. The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles are our standards./nRead More