TikTok, and Tencent, operator of the WeChat app, starting in 45 days, in a major escalation of tensions with Beijing.The executive orders come as the Trump administration said this week it was stepping up efforts to purge “untrusted” Chinese apps from U.S.
digital networks and called the Chinese-owned short-video app TikTok and messenger app WeChat “significant threats.” Trump threatens Tik Tok ban unless U.S.
gets ‘substantial portion’ of operations sales price Tiktok, the hugely popular video-sharing app, has come under fire from U.S.
lawmakers and the administration over national security concerning data collection, amid intensified tension between Washington and Beijing.Trump issued the orders under the International Emergency.