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State Department Halts New Student Visa Interviews, Expands Social Media Vetting

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The U.S. Department of State (DOS) has temporarily paused the scheduling of new visa interviews for international students and exchange visitors applying for F, M and J visas. This directive, effective May 27, 2025, is part...more

Bond Schoeneck & King PLLC

USCIS To Screen Social Media Activity for Evidence of Support for Antisemitic Terrorism, Terrorist Organizations and Antisemitic...

On April 9, 2025, the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) issued guidance stating that it will begin considering individuals’ antisemitic activity on social media and the physical harassment of Jewish...more

Bond Schoeneck & King PLLC

Immigration Applicants’ Social Media Content to be Screened for Support of Antisemitic Terrorism, Terrorist Organizations and...

On April 9, 2025, the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) issued guidance stating that it will begin considering individuals’ antisemitic activity on social media and the physical harassment of Jewish...more

Constangy, Brooks, Smith & Prophete, LLP

CBP electronic device searches: What you need to know

As the U.S. government heightens its focus on national security, international travelers—especially visa holders and lawful permanent residents—are experiencing increased scrutiny at ports of entry. U.S. Customs and Border...more

Robinson+Cole Data Privacy + Security Insider

Three States Ban DeepSeek Use on State Devices and Networks

New York, Texas, and Virginia are the first states to ban DeepSeek, the Chinese-owned generative artificial intelligence (AI) application, on state-owned devices and networks....more

Nelson Mullins Riley & Scarborough LLP

The TikTok Ban Saga: SCOTUS, Trump’s Executive Order, and the Implications for Digital Marketing and Emerging Platforms

From expedited Constitutional challenges to an exodus of self-proclaimed “TikTok Refugees” to new foreign-owned social media platforms, the past week leading up to the Jan. 19, 2025, deadline for the TikTok Ban has been a...more

Robinson+Cole Data Privacy + Security Insider

After Supreme Court Upholds Ban, Trump Issues EO Giving TikTok an Extension

Despite bipartisan support for banning TikTok – essentially spyware presenting a national security threat from the People’s Republic of China (PRC) – in the United States (as done by India) and the Supreme Court’s upholding...more

Freeman Law

Posts, Profits, & Penalties | Tax Law & Social Media | Part 1

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A popular social media platform has been a hot topic for lawmakers, the media, and its users recently, and what a better way to kick off this series than to provide a summary and update of its status in the United States....more

Morrison & Foerster LLP - Social Media

Social Links: TikTok’s Wild Ride

In a rare unanimous decision, on January 17, the U.S. Supreme Court upheld a law that bans TikTok in the United States on national security grounds so long as it has its current ownership structure. TikTok chose to make the...more

Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP

Pause on Enforcement of TikTok Ban

This EO instructs the Attorney General to delay enforcement of the TikTok ban for 75 days. The Attorney General will issue a letter to each provider stating that there has been no violation of the statute and that there is no...more

Robinson+Cole Data Privacy + Security Insider

Nineteen States Have Banned TikTok on Government-Issued Devices

Governors of numerous states have issued Executive Orders in the past several weeks banning TikTok from government-issued devices and many have already implemented a ban, with others considering similar measures. There is...more

Davis Wright Tremaine LLP

Biden Administration Rescinds Trump's TikTok and WeChat Bans, Issues Two Executive Orders Highlighting Policies on Chinese Tech...

Earlier this month, President Biden issued two executive orders designed to address risks allegedly posed by Chinese technology companies. One order rescinds President Trump's orders banning TikTok, WeChat, and other Chinese...more

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Biden Administration issues New Executive Order to protect Americans’ sensitive data

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On January 9, 2021, the Biden Administration issued Executive Order (EO) 14034, to further address the declared national emergency with respect to the information and communications technology and services (ICTS) supply...more

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EO prohibits U.S. persons from engaging in certain transactions involving eight Chinese apps

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On 5 January 2021, President Donald Trump issued Executive Order (EO) 13971 on "Addressing the Threat Posed By Applications and Other Software Developed or Controlled By Chinese Companies," which prohibits U.S. persons from...more

Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP

The Trump Administration's Executive Order to Ban Transactions with Persons Developing or Controlling Eight Chinese Apps

On January 5, 2021, President Trump issued Executive Order 13971 (the “Executive Order”) that provides for prohibitions on U.S. persons engaging in transactions with persons that develop or control any of the following eight...more

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Court Rulings Reinforce Limitations on Sweeping Executive Orders Based on IEEPA

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Recent court rulings enjoining enforcement of the Trump Administration’s Executive Order (“EO”) targeting TikTok show signs of curbing the sweeping powers of the International Emergency Economic Powers Act (“IEEPA”), which...more

Spilman Thomas & Battle, PLLC

Decoded: Technology Law Insights - Issue 6, September 2020

TikTok Will Partner with Oracle in the United States After Microsoft Loses Bid - "TikTok and Oracle will become business partners in the United States — a deal meant to satisfy the Trump administration's national security...more

Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP

WeChat and TikTok Sanctions Not to Come Into Effect Sept. 20

Late last week, a Magistrate Judge for the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California issued an order granting a motion for a nationwide preliminary injunction forbidding implementation of sanctions against...more

Robins Kaplan LLP

Financial Daily Dose 8.24.2020 | Top Story: TikTok Confirms Plans to Sue U.S. over Recent Executive Orders Targeting App

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More on TikTok’s plans to sue the U.S. over the White House’s recent executive orders seeking to block the app on American soil and force its owner, ByteDance, to sell its American assets. The company intends to argue that...more

Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton LLP

UPDATE: National Security Meets Teenage Dance Battles: U.S. Increases Pressure on ByteDance Sale of TikTok

The Takeaway: Severe restrictions on ByteDance’s Sale of TikTok should be a warning to media and tech companies with foreign ownership, particularly Chinese investment, to know your risks and mitigate them before the...more

Troutman Pepper Locke

Trump’s Ban on TikTok and WeChat May Affect Popular Video Game Companies and More

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On August 6, 2020, President Trump issued two executive orders banning widely used Chinese social media services TikTok and WeChat. Citing national security concerns due to the applications’ abilities to automatically capture...more

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President Trump Issues Executive Orders Prohibiting Transactions with the Makers of TikTok and WeChat

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President Donald Trump signed two executive orders (the EOs) on August 6, 2020, an Executive Order on Addressing the Threat Posed by TikTok (TikTok EO) and an Executive Order on Addressing the Threat Posed by WeChat (WeChat...more

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US Administration Takes on Chinese Social Media

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President Trump signed an Executive Order (EO) (TikTok EO) August 6, 2020, banning “transactions” yet to be identified by the US Department of Commerce (Commerce) related to TikTok and its parent ByteDance Ltd. Specifically,...more

Kelley Drye & Warren LLP

Data Protection and National Security Concerns Meet in TikTok, WeChat Executive Orders

This summer continues to be a busy season at the intersection of data protection and national security. As we reported in July, the Schrems II decision invalidated Privacy Shield on the ground that its national security...more

Faegre Drinker Biddle & Reath LLP

Understanding President Trump’s Executive Orders on WeChat and TikTok and How They May Impact You

On August 6, 2020, President Trump signed a pair of Executive Orders (EO) aimed at Chinese social media services WeChat and TikTok. According to the EOs, data collected by these applications “threatens to allow the Chinese...more

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