President Donald Trump said late Friday that he planned to ban TikTok from the US. The action could come as soon as Saturday.”As far as TikTok is concerned we’re banning them from the United States,” Trump told reporters on Air Force One. Editors’ top picks Subscribe to CNET Now for the day’s most interesting reviews, news stories and videos. Earlier on Friday, Bloomberg reported that Trump planned to order Beijing-based tech company ByteDance to divest ownership of popular social-video app TikTok. And on Saturday morning, Reuters reported that in response to Trump’s Air Force One comments, ByteDance had agreed to completely divest TikTok’s US operations.However, Trump’s remarks aboard the president’s plane, which were covered in a pool report, indicated he doesn’t support such an idea and instead plans to use an executive order or emergency economic powers to ban TikTok. The White House didn’t immediately respond to a request for comment.Banning TikTok could escalate tensions between the US and China. Politicians have raised concerns the Chinese government could use the app to spy on US citizens or spread propaganda during an election year. Two senators have also requested the Department of Justice open an investigation of TikTok, as well as Zoom, which has China connections. Last month,… Read full this story
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