SinoTech
U.S. Courts Halt Bans on Chinese Apps
Abby Lemert, Eleanor Runde Wed, Oct 7, 2020, 5:04 PM
Lawfare’s biweekly roundup of U.S.-China technology policy and national security news.
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Social Media
TikTok Wins Round One: An Overview of Judge Nichols’s Preliminary Injunction Ruling
Robert Chesney Mon, Sep 28, 2020, 5:18 PM
A federal judge has barred the Trump administration, for the moment, from enforcing IEEPA sanctions against TikTok. Here’s why.
The Cyberlaw Podcast
The Cyberlaw Podcast: Dumpster Fire in Cyberspace
Stewart Baker Wed, Sep 23, 2020, 1:21 PM
The latest episode of the Cyberlaw Podcast.
TechTank
TechTank: Should Trump Ban TikTok and WeChat?
Nicol Turner Lee, Darrell West Fri, Sep 18, 2020, 9:43 AM
On June 20th, President Donald Trump showed up in Tulsa, Oklahoma for his first campaign rally after a three-month hiatus. Before the rally, the Trump campaign bragged about the million tickets that had been pre-requested. But when the rally started only 6200 people showed up at the arena, and the President addressed a sea of empty chairs.
SinoTech
U.S. Further Tightens Huawei Blacklist, Putting a “Blanket Ban” on the Company
Richard Altieri, Benjamin Della Rocca Fri, Aug 28, 2020, 4:13 PM
Tik Tok sues the U.S. government, the U.S. tightens the Huawei semi-conductor blacklist and other news.
SinoTech
Trump Signs Ban on TikTok, WeChat; U.S. Officials Report Chinese Election Interference
Richard Altieri, Benjamin Della Rocca Fri, Aug 14, 2020, 11:59 AM
Lawfare's biweekly roundup of U.S.-China technology policy and national security news.
Data Protection
The Strategic Vision Behind the TikTok, WeChat Bans
Jim Dempsey Tue, Aug 11, 2020, 10:48 AM
The latest moves are part of a comprehensive strategy to purge anything Chinese from the U.S. telecommunications and internet ecosystem.
Social Media
Could the TikTok and WeChat Executive Orders Undermine IEEPA?
Elena Chachko Sat, Aug 8, 2020, 2:49 PM
The administration’s move may invite additional restrictions on the application of a key U.S. foreign and security tool.
Social Media
Banning TikTok and WeChat: Another Primer
Robert Chesney Fri, Aug 7, 2020, 2:35 PM
Because now you really need to explain things to your teenager.
Cyber & Technology
The U.S. Is Right to Worry About TikTok
Jordan Schneider Mon, Aug 3, 2020, 2:58 PM
Chinese companies have more independence than Americans may realize—but the potential for interference in TikTok by the Chinese government is real, and there’s little that the app’s parent company can do about it.