US asks courts to dismiss government appeals of TikTok ruling

Move follows Biden's withdrawal of Trump executive orders to ban Chinese apps

The U.S. Justice Department said on Monday that the government's legal challenges were now moot. © Reuters

July 13, 2021 08:49 JST

Updated on July 13, 2021 08:56 JST

WASHINGTON (Reuters) -- The Biden administration on Monday asked two federal appeals courts to dismiss the Justice Department's legal challenges to court rulings that barred a Trump-era effort to ban new downloads of Chinese-owned video-sharing app TikTok.