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Friday August 7, 2020 3:06 am PDT by President Donald Trump has signed two executive orders that would officially ban any U.S. transactions with the Chinese companies that own TikTok and WeChat, in an escalation of the ongoing technological cold war between the two countries.The executive orders would prohibit "any transaction by any person, or with respect to any property, subject to the jurisdiction of the United States," with ByteDance and Tencent, beginning in 45 days. TikTok, which is owned by ByteDance, said it was "shocked" by the executive order and that it will respond in court, if necessary.TikTok has come under increasing scrutiny by the U.S. government due to concerns that it can theoretically be compelled by Chinese law to hand over all collected user data. Trump has said that TikTok must sell off its U.S. operations in 45 days and that the deal must include a substantial payment to the U.S. government, otherwise the app would be . China has reacted angrily to the threat, and warned that it would refuse to accept the "" of TikTok if the deal goes ahead.Microsoft has publicly its intention to purchase TikTok in the United States and several other territories, and the company is currently in discussions with ByteDance. A previous report suggesting Apple is interested in buying the app turned out to be inaccurate.Breaking: President Trump signs executive order on and— Jane Tang 唐家婕 (@ccjanetang)WeChat, owned by Tencent, is heavily relied upon in China as a messaging platform, as an interface for numerous other apps, and to make mobile transactions. Most Western chat apps are banned in China, but WeChat is widely used around the world and has over 1.2 billion monthly active users.The executive orders could also pose problems for a number of other businesses. Tencent is an investor in several U.S. companies including Tesla, Reddit and Spotify. It also owns a substantial amount of shares in Riot Games and , the makers of League of Legends and Fortnite, respectively.Note: Due to the political or social nature of the discussion regarding this topic, the discussion thread is located in our forum. All forum members and site visitors are welcome to read and follow the thread, but posting is limited to forum members with at least 100 posts.Tags: , [ ]That’s actually a lot more generous of an executive order then I was expecting. The Chinese government doesn’t deserve an extra 45 days. I still support the decision though.Score: 34 Votes ( | )sometimes I am really impressed by how much power the president has on his own in the US. Almost feels like its a half dictatorship like he can veto things, just decide stuff like this on his own. CrazyAnd what about state side companies that collect personal data to share and sell them? like your very own mobile phone providers.Score: 31 Votes ( | )Excellent, hopefully the ban will inspire other countries and areas to consider similar action. It's time that China is reminded that they can't trample the rest of the world without penalty.Score: 26 Votes ( | )Imagine if Obama signed this executive order, none of you would be against it, let's be real about that hahaha.Score: 25 Votes ( | )Excellent, this is a big step in the right directionScore: 22 Votes ( | )Ban, ban and ban all of them. Also anything made in China.Score: 20 Votes ( | )Friday September 9, 2022 9:20 am PDT by Garmin has reacted to Apple's new rugged Apple Watch Ultra, saying in a tweet following the iPhone 14 and Apple Watch event that it measures battery life in "months" and "not hours," promoting its latest Enduro 2 watch for athletes. 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Friday August 7, 2020 3:06 am PDT by President Donald Trump has signed two executive orders that would officially ban any U.S. transactions with the Chinese companies that own TikTok and WeChat, in an escalation of the ongoing technological cold war between the two countries.The executive orders would prohibit "any transaction by any person, or with respect to any property, subject to the jurisdiction of the United States," with ByteDance and Tencent, beginning in 45 days. TikTok, which is owned by ByteDance, said it was "shocked" by the executive order and that it will respond in court, if...

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