Though it may have once felt like a distant inevitability, President Trump’s TikTok could begin as soon as this weekend. The United States Department of Commerce issued an order today preventing U.S. citizens from downloading both TikTok and WeChat -- another Chinese-owned app used for messaging -- beginning this Sunday. That said, Reuters notes that the ban on new downloads -- which will prohibit Apple, Google, and anyone else from offering the apps in their stores -- could still be rescinded by President Trump before Sunday.
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U.S. Will Ban TikTok Downloads From Apple, Google App Stores Beginning Sunday
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TikTok Employee Files Motion That Could Mark First Judicial Look At Trump’s Executive Order
A TikTok employee named Patrick Ryan is taking an individual stand against President Donald Trump’s executive order, which would see a nationwide ban of the app unless Chinese parent company Bytedance were to divest TikTok’s U.S. assets before Sept. 20.
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TikTok In Talks With Twitter About Acquisition, Is Looking To Sue Trump Administration As Ban Looms (Report)
TikTok reportedly has another suitor.The beleaguered app -- which has 45 days to be sold off by its Chinese parent, ByteDance, in order to operate in the U.S., per an executive order signed last week by President Trump -- is also hosting preliminary talks with Twitter, Reuters reports.
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