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TikTok can continue to transfer data to China after Irish court win

By Matthew Newman ( November 18, 2025, 17:13 GMT | Insight) -- Chinese social-media platform TikTok can continue to send data to China, after an Irish judge ruled on Monday to extend the suspension of an order by the country’s privacy watchdog to halt the transfers. The High Court judge found that TikTok would suffer significant damage if required to implement the watchdog’s order ahead of a hearing on the company’s appeal against the decision that it violated the EU's data protection rules.Chinese social-media platform TikTok can continue to send data to China after an Irish judge ruled on Monday to extend the suspension of an order by the country’s privacy watchdog to halt the transfers....

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