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Trump says he will ban TikTok app in the United States

Published 07/31/2020, 10:53 PM
Updated 07/31/2020, 10:55 PM
© Reuters. Illustration picture of Tiktok with U.S. flags

© Reuters. Illustration picture of Tiktok with U.S. flags

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. President Donald trump said on Friday that he was planning to sign an executive order as soon as Saturday banning Chinese-owned short-video app TikTok from the United States.

The move would be the culmination of U.S. national security concerns over the safety of the personal data that TikTok handles. It would represent a major blow for TikTok's owner, Beijing-based ByteDance, which became one of only a handful of truly global Chinese conglomerates thanks to the app's commercial success.

"As far as TikTok is concerned, we are banning them from the United States... I will sign the document tomorrow," Trump told reporters on Air Force One.

© Reuters. Illustration picture of Tiktok with U.S. flags

ByteDance and TikTok did not immediately respond to requests for comment.

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Dictator Donald strikes again. Whatever happened to the Republican mantra of freedom of choice, and government staying out of our personal lives?
Great! This invasive app installed itself on my Galaxy S10+. Then it kept sending me videos of beautiful women dancing which interrupted my workday as I would end up not only watching the one it sent, but the entire "performers" library! I finally uninstalled it which resulted in distress and limited withdrawal symptoms. ;)
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MSFT ^0^
is this America? is it right? so what if Iran bans FB TWTR? bad Iranians right? what about the US?
No, this is for Trump's political move as he is running out of time. He can't ban it. Millennials are the users, so we understand VPN and will get around it. Just like in China, people can use VPN to enjoy YouTube. It sounds good politically, but it is useless.
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