TikTok sues Trump administration over ban in US • The Curious Technologist

TikTok is suing the Trump administration over an executive order that would effectively ban the short-form video app in the US on Sept. 20.

The lawsuit (embedded below) was filed Monday in the US District Court for the Central District of California. TikTok said the Aug. 6 executive order issued by President Donald Trump didn’t follow due process or provide “evidence that TikTok was an actual threat.” The order also failed to justify its “punitive actions,” the company said in a blog post.

TikTok, which has more than 100 million American users, said it was deprived the opportunity to respond, and said the national security concerns surrounding the app are without merit.

“The executive order is not rooted in bona fide national security concerns,” reads the complaint. “Independent national security and information security experts have criticized the political nature of this executive order, and expressed doubt as to whether its stated national security objective is genuine.”