Home » today » Business » United States – Trump announces he will ban TikTok United States – Trump announces he will ban TikTok August 1, 2020 by world today news The social network, very popular with young people, is suspected by Washington of being used by Chinese intelligence Posted today at 05h34— – US President Donald Trump. (Photo SAUL LOEB / AFP) AFP President Donald Trump announced on Friday that he would ban the United States from the social network TikTok, suspected by Washington of being able to be used by Chinese intelligence. “As for TikTok, we ban it in the United States,” Donald Trump told reporters aboard the Presidential Air Force One plane. He added that he would act on Saturday. TikTok belongs to the Chinese group ByteDance. It has nearly a billion users worldwide and is very popular with a young audience. TikTok was under investigation by CFIUS, the U.S. agency responsible for ensuring that foreign investments do not pose a risk to national security. Steven Mnuchin, the US Secretary of the Treasury, said Wednesday that he would make a “recommendation” on TikTok to the White House this week. TikTok has often had to defend itself from its ties to China, where ByteDance has a similar app, under a different name. She has always denied sharing data with the Chinese authorities and assured that she does not intend to accept requests in this regard. (AFP/NXP) Posted today at 05h34– Related posts:The Village québécois d'antan sells its antiquesPresident Biden Opposes Sale of U.S. Steel to Nippon Steel, Stresses Importance of American Steel Co...Lancia Unveils New Ypsilon with 100% BEV Motorization and Limited Edition ReleaseThe IMF has improved its global economic growth outlook to 4.9 percentShare this:FacebookX Related Salvador del Solar rules out that he will be a candidate for the presidency of the Republic 2019 MacBook Air from € 919, MacBook Pro 16 “from € 2,289 and iPad Air 3 from € 479 Leave a Comment Cancel replyCommentName Email Website Save my name, email, and website in this browser for the next time I comment. Δ This site uses Akismet to reduce spam. Learn how your comment data is processed. Search for: