TikTok says it was denied due process and will sue Trump over ban
TikTok, owned by China-based ByteDance, says it ‘strongly disagrees’ with the concerns raised by President Donald Trump
23 August 2020 - 21:46
New York — TikTok plans to file a lawsuit against the Trump administration on Monday to challenge its executive order banning transactions with the video app in the US, the company said.
TikTok said it “strongly disagreed” with the concerns raised by President Donald Trump as he ordered on August 6 to ban the app from the US within 45 days. He subsequently gave it a 90-day deadline to divest its US operations...
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