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TikTok plans to file a lawsuit against the Trump administration to challenge its executive order banning transactions with the video app in the US, the company said on Saturday.
The company “strongly disagreed” with the concerns raised by US President Donald Trump as he ordered on August 6 to ban the app from the United States within 45 days, it said.
He subsequently gave it a 90-day deadline to divest its US operations.
“What we encountered instead was a lack of due process as the administration paid no attention to facts and tried to insert itself into negotiations between private businesses,” the company said in a statement.
“To ensure the rule of law is not discarded and that our company and users are treated fairly, we have no choice but to challenge the executive order through the judicial system.”
TikTok did not say which court it planned to use, but said it had tried to work out a solution to address the US concerns for almost a year.


Trump made the order under a 1977 law that lets the president declare a national emergency in response to an “unusual and extraordinary threat”, allowing him to block transactions and seize assets.
TikTok, owned by China-based ByteDance, has been fielding interest in its operations in the US and a handful of other countries. Microsoft has publicly confirmed its interest to buy TikTok’s business in the US, Canada, Australia and New Zealand. Other companies, including Oracle and Twitter, have also emerged as potential bidders.
Reuters previously reported on TikTok’s plan to file the lawsuit as early as Monday.
Separately, an employee lawsuit against the proposed ban, independent from the company’s legal response, is being funded by a crowdfunding campaign.


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Company says it has ‘no choice but to challenge the executive order through the judicial system’ to ensure fair treatment for its users
TikTok employees have filed a separate lawsuit against the proposed ban



Company says it has ‘no choice but to challenge the executive order through the judicial system’ to ensure fair treatment for its users.


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