BREAKING: Judge Lets TikTok Stay in App Stores

A federal judge in Washington, D.C., today halted the Trump administration’s ban on new downloads of TikTok, hours before a midnight deadline would have compelled Apple and Google to drop the popular social media app from their marketplaces.

However, the app isn't out of the woods yet. A looming November deadline could effectively end TikTok's operations in the U.S. if it fails to spin off a U.S.-based "TikTok Global" through a proposed partnership involving Oracle and Walmart.

Read Adweek's breaking coverage from platforms reporter Scott Nover, who's been covering every twist and turn of the battle between Trump and TikTok.

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