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		wtracy on Aug 1, 2020 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Trump says he will ban TikTok through executive ac... So, there federal government will not be allowed to use TikTok? That's not much of a "ban".

xvector on Aug 1, 2020 [–]

If TikTok is put on the Entities List (doesn’t require congressional review), then Apple and Google will be banned from doing business with TikTok. This forces TikTok off the App Store and Play Store, effectively killing the app globally.

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