thought would have pummeled their business
in the nation’s most populous state.
— U.S. TikTok ban
While India outlawed the popular video sharing
app, in the U.S. TikTok appears close to riding
out Donald Trump’s term without the president
succeeding in his efforts to ban it.
Earlier this month, a federal judge blocked a
potential ban. It was the latest legal defeat for
the administration in its efforts to wrest the app
from its Chinese owners. In October, another
federal judge postponed a shutdown scheduled
for November.
Meanwhile, a government deadline for TikTok’s
parent, ByteDance to complete a deal that would
have Oracle and Walmart invest in TikTok has also
passed, with the status of the deal unclear.
While President-elect Joe Biden has said TikTok is
a concern, it’s not clear what his administration
will carry on the Trump administration’s
attempts at a ban.
WINNERS:
— Nintendo Switch
Even in a year heralding splashy new consoles
from Xbox and PlayStation, the Nintendo Switch
was the console that could. Launched in 2017,
the Switch became a fast seller. That was helped
by the launch of the handled Switch Lite in
September 2019.
In March, it became hard to find a Switch as
people searched for ways to be entertained
inside their homes. Boosting its popularity was
the release of island-simulation game “Animal
Crossing: New Horizons,” which debuted March