President Trump Issues Executive Order Forcing Sale of TikTok

Donald Trump following a recent order from the Trump administration to ban the app in the US.Earlier this month, the US president ordered a ban of “transactions” with the owners of TikTok and fellow Chinese app WeChat.TikTok then said they were threatening legal action against the government, and this action has now arrived.In a new statement, TikTok says that Trump’s comments about the app violates TikTok’s right to due process, and that the president offers no reasoning for his claims that the

said Trump’s executive order unfairly targets the popular video app “without any evidence to justify such an extreme action, and without any due process.”The lawsuit comes a little more than a week after Trump ordered Bytedance to sell TikTok’s U.S.

Donald Trump and his administration.It comes after the US President ordered a ban of “transactions” with the owners of TikTok and fellow Chinese app WeChat earlier this month.The order states that the app has 45 days to find a new US-based owner or else Trump will ban the use of the social media platform nationwide.

Alexandra Del Rosario Associate Editor/Nights & WeekendsTikTok has taken its stance in the cyber clash against Donald Trump with plans to sue the president and his administration.On Saturday, the app, owned by China’s ByteDance, told The Wall Street Journal that it is preparing to issue a lawsuit against the Trump administration for its inability to follow due process.“For nearly a year we have sought to engage in good faith to provide a constructive solution,” a TikTok rep told WSJ.

Also Read: Trump Orders TikTok Must Be Sold Within 90 DaysOn Aug. 14, Trump issued an executive order telling ByteDance to sell the popular video app’s U.S.

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Bruce Haring, Ted Johnson UPDATE: A new executive order from President Donald Trump has set a 90-day deadline for China’s ByteDance to sell or spin-off its US TikTok business.“There is credible evidence that leads me to believe that ByteDance … might take action that threatens to impair the national security of the United States,” Trump said in his order, issued Friday.ByteDance issued a statement in response to the new order “As we’ve said previously, TikTok is loved by 100 million Americans

Todd Spangler NY Digital EditorPresident Trump, in a new executive order Friday evening, set a 90-day deadline for China’s ByteDance to fully divest the U.S. assets of TikTok based on the U.S.

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Donald Trump issued an executive order regarding TikTok on Thursday, barring transactions with parent company ByteDance if they don't sell the app in 45 days, according to The Hollywood Reporter. With over 100 million users in the U.S., the video-sharing platform has come under fire over user data privacy and security concerns.

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Patrick Frater Asia Bureau ChiefIf Donald Trump wanted to shore up America’s national security with his Thursday night executive orders pinpointing two Chinese apps, he has certain not achieved much.

Todd Spangler NY Digital EditorTikTok responded to Donald Trump’s executive order issued Thursday night — to effectively ban the app if its parent company cannot complete a sale within 45 days — saying it was “shocked” and that TikTok would launch a legal fight against the president’s move.TikTok, owned by Chinese internet giant ByteDance, called Trump’s order a “dangerous precedent for the concept of free expression and open markets.”“We are shocked by the recent Executive Order, which was

Donald Trump has ordered a ban of “transactions” with the owners of the Chinese apps TikTok and WeChat.The orders – which come into force in 45 days – remain vague but could potentially involve the removal of the apps from the Apple and Google app stores.The US President previously threatened a deadline of September 15 to “close down” the app unless Microsoft or “somebody else” purchased it.TikTok, which is wildly popular among young people, is owned by the Chinese company ByteDance.

Patrick Frater Asia Bureau ChiefU.S. President Donald Trump has issued executive orders banning transactions with two leading Chinese apps; controversial video sharing app TikTok; and WeChat, one of the world’s most popular social media platforms.The separate orders, citing national security concerns, were published late Thursday and take effect in 45 days.

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Ted Johnson Donald Trump signed an executive order on Thursday meant to block all business with Bytedance, the parent company of TikTok, starting 45 days from now.The move comes after Trump indicated that he would ban TikTok in the United States, unless Microsoft or some other company could buy the social media platform’s U.S.