Business Standard

TikTok employee agrees to drop suit against Trump administration

Patrick S Ryan submitted a filing dated November 13, stating that both sides were asking the court to dismiss the case with prejudice

Photo: Reuters
Premium

Photo: Reuters

Tina Davis | Bloomberg New York
A TikTok employee who sued the Trump administration over its ban of the video-sharing app has agreed to drop his case. Patrick S Ryan submitted a filing dated November 13, stating that both sides were asking the court to dismiss the case with prejudice. No reason was given. 

TikTok owner Bytedance this week won a 15-day extension of its deadline to sell US assets and the Commerce Department said it wouldn’t move forward with a ban on US residents using the app, in light of two court injunctions. TikTok first disclosed the extension earlier in a court filing, saying it now

What you get on BS Premium?

  • Unlock 30+ premium stories daily hand-picked by our editors, across devices on browser and app.
  • Pick your 5 favourite companies, get a daily email with all news updates on them.
  • Full access to our intuitive epaper - clip, save, share articles from any device; newspaper archives from 2006.
  • Preferential invites to Business Standard events.
  • Curated newsletters on markets, personal finance, policy & politics, start-ups, technology, and more.
VIEW ALL FAQs

Need More Information - write to us at assist@bsmail.in