US ban on TikTok could cut it off from app stores, advertisers: White House document

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US ban on TikTok could cut it off from app stores, advertisers: White House document
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NEW YORK/WASHINGTON (REUTERS) - President Donald Trump's executive order banning China's TikTok could prevent US app stores from offering the popular short-video app and make advertising on the platform illegal, according to a White House document seen by Reuters.. Read more at straitstimes.com.

NEW YORK/WASHINGTON - President Donald Trump's executive order banning China's TikTok could prevent US app stores from offering the popular short-video app and make advertising on the platform illegal, according to a White House document seen by Reuters.

"Prohibited transactions may include, for example, agreements to make the TikTok app available on app stores ... purchasing advertising on TikTok, and accepting terms of service to download the TikTok app onto a user device," the document states. "That kills TikTok in the US," said Dr James Lewis, a cyber security expert with the Washington-based Centre for Strategic and International Studies."If they want to grow, these rules are a huge obstacle."

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