Trump issues executive order against TikTok parent, effective in 45 days
Cybersecurity,Privacy,China,Donald Trump,Senate,Technology
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President Donald Trump issued an executive order against the parent company of video app TikTok after a week of escalating threats to ban the app in the U.S.
The order takes effect in 45 days and prohibits any U.S. company or person from transacting with ByteDance, TikTok’s Chinese parent company.
Trump has called out TikTok as a national security threat as tensions worsen between his administration and the Chinese government.
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