(업뎃) 틱톡, 美 앱스토어 삭제 일주일 연기…'위챗 사용금지' 법원에 의해 긴급 제동<br /><br />Two popular China-based apps --TikTok and WeChat-- have managed to avoid being banned by the U.S. government,... at least for now.<br />Kim Jae-hee reports. <br />The U.S. Department of Commerce had previously announced on Friday,... that it would ban TikTok and WeChat from U.S. app stores from late Sunday --citing national security and data privacy concerns.<br />The ban order followed U.S. President Donald Trump's executive orders signed back in August.<br />But both the apps have now been given a reprieve from the ban --at least for the time being.<br />Tiktok was granted a delay on the ban, as President Trump tentatively approved a potential deal, in which Oracle and Walmart would take control of Tiktok's U.S. operations.<br />Trump blessed the deal, saying Oracle would ensure security to protect U.S. user data, and TikTok would create some 25-thousand jobs.<br />The U.S. Secretary of Commerce Wilbur Ross announced on Saturday the one-week delay on TikTok's ban, citing "recent positive developments".<br />Separately, a federal judge in Northern California has temporarily blocked the download ban for WeChat, citing freedom of speech.<br />Judge Laurel Beeler of San Francisco District Court issued a preliminary injunction, saying the ban on WeChat raised serious questions related to the constitution's first amendment, guaranteeing free speech.<br />The judge said WeChat is the only means of communication for many Chinese speakers with limited English proficiency, due to a lack of substitute channels.<br />She also said there's little evidence of WeChat posing a national security threat, and added there are alternatives to a complete ban. <br />The Commerce Department has yet to officially comment, but is reportedly preparing for a long legal battle.<br />Kim Jae-hee, Arirang News. <br />
