Trump Administration Tells Court It Has Authority to Ban Use of TikTok

The Trump administration said it has the authority to ban Americans' use of the TikTok, saying in a court filing that the popular Chinese-owned video-sharing app poses a national security threat because of its relationship with the Chinese government. Trump administration lawyers said in a filing with the U.S. District Court in Washington, D.C. that the U.S. government should be allowed to impose restrictions on the app that will make it unusable in the U.S. next month.

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