Popular video-sharing app TikTok said it may turn to the courts after an Executive Order by President Donald Trump last night effectively bans it from the U.S. on Sept. 20 if it is still owned by C…
“We will pursue all remedies available to us in order to ensure that the rule of law is not discarded and that our company and our users are treated fairly – if not by the Administration, then by the U.S. courts,” the platform said in a statement. It said the recentThe Administration’s concerns are focused on data security of U.S. users. President Trump signed the Executive Order Thursday after warning for months he might do so. It blocks all U.S.
The Order said TikTok’s “data collection threatens to allow the Chinese Communist Party access to Americans’ personal and proprietary information — potentially allowing China to track the locations of Federal employees and contractors, build dossiers of personal information for blackmail, and conduct corporate espionage.”or another U.S. company could step in and buy TikTok, severing its ties with China.
In its comments today, TikTok said it had tried to engage “in good faith” but found “the Administration paid no attention to facts, dictated terms of an agreement without going through standard legal processes, and tried to insert itself into negotiations between private businesses.” “This Executive Order risks undermining global businesses’ trust in the United States’ commitment to the rule of law, which has served as a magnet for investment and spurred decades of American economic growth.”
TikTok, which says it has 100 million users in the U.S., is run by former top Walt Disney executive Kevin Mayer.
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