TikTok issues statement following US Administration’s executive order

08 August 2020
The Trump Administration issued an order that would bar American companies from doing business with ByteDance and Tencent.

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Anonymous, 08 Aug 2020Sorry GSMarena, but tiktok has rarely any creative video, m... moreTrashTok is the worst thing to happen to social media. It's brainless entertainment for a brainless audience who aren't even old enough to vote.

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    • 08 Aug 2020

    Hi everyone. I have a question. Is downloading torrents illegal in United States of America? I mean also downloading games and software for free or cracked ones. Or if it isn't office computer but my own one I can do it? And if it is illegal what can cause if I download torrents anyway? Some fines or more series things. Please reply fast.

      I worry more about states that just blindly follow their recommendations.

        Ontelo, 08 Aug 2020But china bans everything for years and you never cared. @Ontelo spot on truth

          ThunderCrackR, 08 Aug 2020This clown tries to destroy any company which could surpass... moreyou are funny.

            Anonymous, 08 Aug 2020No. That means China gets rewarded for their behavior. Yo... moreNo, I'm advocating against the policy of "an eye for an eye" or "pay them with the same coin. USA prides itself to be one of the most developed countries and with the most inteligent people, yet they cannot find a better way to deal with this problem than the aggresive politics of shutting them down and banning them?. What will it be of the dozens of other companies that are involved in some way to China if USA can simply claim risk to security without showing proof take action against them?

            Don't be a hypocrite, this is done with the intention of deterring Chinese business and economic growth so at the very least dont play pretend that USA is in the right here, if anything both are countries are a bunch of jerks and the only victims are the citizens.

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              • 08 Aug 2020

              Baykko, 08 Aug 2020while the argumentthat China banning multiple foreigner com... moreNo. That means China gets rewarded for their behavior. You are advocating for the rest of the world to turn a blind eye to China’s practices.

                while the argumentthat China banning multiple foreigner companies is a valid one, isnt USA and the rest of the world supposed to DO BETTER in order to set an example demonstrating that China is in the wrong and that there are in fact better ways?

                Before it was Huawei, right now it is TikTok, soon it will be Tencent... How is this gonna progress? How long until every Chinese based company is deemed a threat to security? Who knows how many jobs will be lost both on USA and China if this continues? How big of a conflict this can grow to be with Asian and Middle East countries already siding with China while Europe and American countries siding with USA?

                It's 21st century and instead of making progress towards saving the planet and stopping conflicts, it seems we are moving forward on different ways to make conflict other than nuking ourselves.

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                  • 08 Aug 2020

                  ThunderCrackR, 08 Aug 2020This clown tries to destroy any company which could surpass... moreHA! China has been doing the same thing for many years. Why do you suddenly care all of a sudden when another country uses the Chinese playbook?

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                    • 08 Aug 2020

                    Anonymous, 08 Aug 2020it is the US companies that can't comply with China ru... moreand what is the rule? give full data access to cccp?

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                      • 08 Aug 2020

                      If my understanding is right this "executive order" ban TikTok from doing business with US companies, and this mean they cannot put their app on playstore or app store. Then what about other nation that not involved in this conflict. Does this mean other nation cannot install TikTok (or any other banned app) anymore?

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                        TheLastOracle, 08 Aug 2020Whoa. And you also think Corona fell from the sky ahhahahah damn bro you're funny bro hahaha

                          Keep innovating.

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                            • 08 Aug 2020

                            China, ( CCP) Have banned many, many things, preventing the use of them in their "paradise " country, do, why do many ignirant people jump ranting and babbling about the injustice of something banned in USA? google, being the important and huge company it is, has been prohibited to operate inside china, all devices for use there are capped from having any google- related stuff, so, where is the "so acclaimed unfairness? If china-ccp does not allow things inside its country, then, they should abide by the same measure applied to any china-ccp-designed-sponsored-controlled-aproved-directed-sanctioned thing!

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                              ThunderCrackR, 08 Aug 2020This clown tries to destroy any company which could surpass... moreSamsung surpassed Apple for many years but Trump doesnt ban them, Us ban Huawei or other chinese companies for the reasons that chinese supporters dont want to know or dont smart enought to know

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                                ThunderCrackR, 08 Aug 2020This clown tries to destroy any company which could surpass... moreBut china bans everything for years and you never cared.

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                                  TheLastOracle, 08 Aug 2020Whoa. And you also think Corona fell from the sky they claim it was invented by the pizza makers

                                    This clown tries to destroy any company which could surpass their American shit: first Huawei because they surpassed Apple, nou TikTok because they take market share from Facebook. Who comes next? TCL, oppo/OnePlus? Thank God Windows and Android are created by American companies..

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                                      • 08 Aug 2020

                                      Anonymous, 08 Aug 2020it is the US companies that can't comply with China ru... moreThats because cpc want full control of all of the apps in china and nobody wants that, every company in china is basically under control of the cpc.

                                      If microsoft buys tiktok its not a problem anymore.

                                      Besides USA its not the first to ban tiktok, so its not an "americans are bulies" thing.
                                      I hope bans it too

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                                        • 08 Aug 2020

                                        armak, 08 Aug 2020china doesnt not aloow US software companies to do business... moreit is the US companies that can't comply with China rules and regulation that makes US companies unable to compete and survive in China. Contrarary, US accuses chinese companies of threat and security issues without facts and evidence... and force them to be sold to US companies... totally different story... shame on US government and their uncompetitive cronies... the biggest bully on earth