News alert: President Donald Trump signs executive order that bans companies from working with TikTok's Chinese parent company

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News Alert Thursday, August 6

President Donald Trump signs executive order that bans companies from working with TikTok's Chinese parent company

Trump's order to block all U.S. transactions with TikTok's Chinese parent corporation, ByteDance, is the latest move by the administration to force the video-sharing app to sever its ties to Beijing. The new order bans TikTok – and chat tool WeChat – under the National Emergencies Act and is set to take effect in 45 days, just after the Sept. 15 deadline set for Microsoft's proposed purchase of the social media platform.

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