TikTok 'shocked' by Trump ban order

By Todd Spangler
Updated August 7 2020 - 10:36pm, first published 10:31pm
TikTok may be used for disinformation that benefits the Chinese Communist Party, Donald Trump says.
TikTok may be used for disinformation that benefits the Chinese Communist Party, Donald Trump says.

TikTok has responded to Donald Trump's executive order to effectively ban the app if its parent company cannot complete a sale within 45 days - saying it was "shocked" and that TikTok will launch a legal fight against the president's move.

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