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UK bans installation of Huawei 5G equipment starting September 2021
UK cellular operators will be banned from installing Huawei 5G equipment after September 2021, the Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport has announced.
TikTok's deadline for a sale has moved to December 4th
Remember that deadline the Trump Administration imposed for TikTok to either sell or face being shut down in the US? It already shifted back to the 27th — after TikTok complained the government wasn't responding to inquiries — and it's now moved again. Bloomberg and Reuters report that TikTok mentioned a new date in recent court filings, saying a seven day extension has given it until December 4th.
Huawei urges UK to reverse ban following US election
Victor Zheng says that the UK's anti-Huawei stance was dictated by the US. Now a new president is taking over, he says it's time for a rethink.
Pakistan bans TikTok over 'immoral and indecent' content
Following a recent ban in India, TikTok has been blocked in Pakistan as well. In a press release issued today, the Pakistan Telecommunication Authority (PTA) cited “complaints from different segments of the society” and “the nature of the content being consistently posted on TIkTok.”
TikTok and WeChat will be banned from US app stores on Sunday
TikTok and WeChat will be banned from US app stores starting on Sunday, September 20th, the US Department of Commerce has announced.
'PUBG Mobile' will escape India ban by cutting out Tencent
PUBG Corporation says it’s looking for ways to bring its mobile apps back to India.
India bans 'PUBG Mobile' and more than 100 other apps
Since June, India has banned 177 apps with ties to China.
TikTok sues the US government over upcoming ban
As expected, TikTok has filed a lawsuit against the US government to challenge a proposed ban against the service.
US tightens restrictions on Huawei to close trade loopholes
The US is expanding trade restrictions meant to limit Huawei's access to semiconductors.
TikTok vows to fight White House ban with ‘all remedies available’
TikTok has issued a statement on the White House’s plan to ban its popular app, saying it was “shocked” by the executive order and that it will respond in court, if necessary. The order, issued yesterday by President Trump, means that TikTok could disappear in the US in 45 days if nothing changes.
Trump executive order seeks to ban TikTok, WeChat 'transactions' in 45 days
Donald Trump issued two executive orders stating a ban on transactions with Tencent and ByteDance, the Chinese parent companies of WeChat and TikTok.
Trump's threat to ban TikTok might be legal, but it's super shady
If you don’t know what TikTok is, go ask literally anybody under the age of 30. The short-form, video-based website is a social media juggernaut. It pales against Facebook or Twitter in terms of monthly active users but TikTok still commands an estimated 70 million users in the US (and around 800 million worldwide).
Donald Trump claims he will ban TikTok in the US
The president told reporters on Air Force One that he will ban TikTok in the US.
Wells Fargo wants employees to delete TikTok from company phones
Wells Fargo does not want TikTok on its employees’ phones. According to The Information, the financial institution sent its employees a note, telling them to remove the app from corporate devices immediately. TikTok’s Wells Fargo ban would’ve come hot on the heels of a possible Amazon ban if the e-commerce giant didn’t issue a statement to deny that it’s prohibiting employees from installing the app on company-owned phones.
Russia lifts its ban on Telegram
The app has become an important way to share official COVID-19 updates.
The USA's latest trade legislation is more bad news for Huawei phones
The US Commerce Department has issued further crushing legislation against Huawei.
Huawei reportedly expects steep drop in 2020 phone sales due to US ban
The US government's decision to blacklist Huawei didn't immediately spell calamity for the Chinese tech giant, but it might not be so confident in 2020. The Information sources claim that Huawei is predicting its smartphone sales will drop 20 percent this year due to the US ban forbidding partnerships with Google and other American firms. While the company had a banner 2019 with over 240 million phones sold, it now expects 'just' 190 million to 200 million.
Geneva Motor Show canceled over coronavirus fears
Like Mobile World Conference and Facebook's F8, the 2020 Geneva Motor Show has been definitively canceled and will not take place this year. The Swiss government has imposed a ban on public gatherings of over 1,000 people that will go in effect immediately until at least March 15th, according to Swissinfo.ch and other sources. The Geneva International Motor Show (GIMS) has also started emailing manufacturers to give them the news, according to the BBC's Theo Leggett and other sources.
Facebook bans coronavirus ads that promote 'cures' and fan hysteria
Facebook is doubling down on its bid to stop the spread of coronavirus misinformation. Following its announcement of plans to flag and remove false information, the platform will now also ban ads that promise to cure or prevent the virus, as well as those that "create a sense of urgency" about it.
TSA bans employees from making TikTok videos
The Transport Security Administration (TSA) is the latest US government organization to ban the use of TikTok. The decision comes after New York Senator Chuck Schumer sent a letter to TSA administrator David Pekoske, in which he flagged a number of security concerns about China-owned app.