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President Donald Trump declares to ban TikTok in United States today

President Donald Trump disclosed plans to disallow TikTok app in the United States during the course of executive authority today.

The president said he would endorse something as soon as Saturday, and he could use emergency economic authorities or an executive order.

Trump termed the decision “severance” and strongly banned the reported deal concerning Microsoft procuring TikTok.

The app, which permits users to film and reveal short videos of themselves down to complementary music, is own up by the Chinese company ByteDance.

US politicians raised up national security worries over TikTok’s conduct of user data, alleging the short-form video app of being a threat to national security for the reason that its ties to China. They also demand that the company could be forced to “support and cooperate with intelligence work controlled by the Chinese Communist Party.

Responding to the approaching move, a TikTok spokesman told ABC News: “These are the facts: 100 million Americans come to TikTok for entertainment and connection, especially during the pandemic.

Be in harmony with information, TikTok projected 65 million to 80 million users in the United States.