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        <title><![CDATA[TikTok sues US government over Trump ban, forced sale]]></title>
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        <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>TikTok on Monday sued the Trump administration for ordering its Chinese parent company to sell the mega-popular app&#8217;s US business.</p><p>In a <strong>blog post</strong> called &#8220;Why we are suing the Administration,&#8221; TikTok said President Trump&#8217;s &#8220;heavily politicized&#8221; executive order had the &#8220;potential to strip the rights of that community without any evidence to justify such an extreme action, and without any due process.&#8221;</p><p>&#8220;We do not take suing the government lightly, however we feel we have no choice but to take action to protect our rights, and the rights of our community and employees,&#8221; the company said.</p><p>Trump earlier this month signed an order requiring Beijing-based ByteDance to <strong>sell off its US TikTok assets</strong> within 90 days or see the app banned.</p><p>In addition to violating the due process protections provided by the Fifth Amendment, TikTok said the order is &#8220;not based on a bona fide national emergency and authorizes the prohibition of activities that have not been found to pose &#8216;an unusual and extraordinary threat.&#8217;&#8221;</p><p>TikTok, which has skyrocketed in popularity for its often funny short-form videos, accused the Trump administration of ignoring its &#8220;extensive efforts to address its concerns,&#8221; noting that it &#8220;provided voluminous documentation to the US government documenting TikTok&#8217;s security practices and made commitments that were more than sufficient to address any conceivable US government privacy or national security concerns.&#8221;</p><p>TikTok has been the subject of intense scrutiny from US public officials over concerns the Chinese government could force ByteDance to give up valuable user information.</p><p>Trump and Secretary of State Mike Pompeo have <strong>suggested the app pipes data to the Chinese Communist Party</strong>. TikTok denies it.</p><p>In 2017, China enacted the “National Intelligence Law,” which states that “Any organization or citizen shall support, assist and cooperate with the state intelligence work.”</p>]]></content:encoded>
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