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US President Donald Trump on Thursday signed an executive order to ban US firms from making transactions with TikTok's parent company ByteDance, starting in 45 days, the latest step by the US to force the sale of TikTok with the threat of a ban. Click the timeline for more.Photo: GT
U.S. President Donald Trump on Thursday signed an executive order barring transactions with TikTok's parent company ByteDance, starting in 45 days, according to a White House statement.
The White House said the order was issued to address the threat posed by Chinese firm ByteDance's TikTok video app.
