U.S. court agrees to expedite government TikTok app store ban appeal

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A U.S. appeals court on Wednesday agreed to fast-track a Justice Department appeal of a ruling blocking the government from banning new TikTok downloads from U.S. app stores.

Reuters October 15, 2020 00:06:05 IST
U.S. court agrees to expedite government TikTok app store ban appeal

US court agrees to expedite government TikTok app store ban appeal

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A U.S. appeals court on Wednesday agreed to fast-track a Justice Department appeal of a ruling blocking the government from banning new TikTok downloads from U.S. app stores.

U.S. District Judge Carl Nichols in Washington issued a preliminary injunction on Sept. 27 that barred the U.S. Commerce Department from ordering Apple Inc and Alphabet Inc's Google app stores to remove the Chinese-owned short video-sharing app for download by new users. A U.S. appeals court in Washington said all briefs are due by Nov. 12 with oral arguments to follow.

(Reporting by David Shepardson)

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