Executive Order 13942
{{Short description|2020 order banning US transactions with ByteDance}}
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| longtitle = Addressing the Threat Posed by TikTok, and Taking Additional Steps To Address the National Emergency With Respect to the Information and Communications Technology and Services Supply Chain
| name = Executive Order 13942
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| signeddate = {{Start date|2020|08|06}}
| signedpresident = Donald Trump
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| publicationdate = {{Start date|2020|08|11}}
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Executive Order 13942 is an executive order signed by U.S. President Donald Trump on August 6, 2020. It directed the Secretary of Commerce to prohibit all transactions between anyone under the jurisdiction of the United States and ByteDance, the parent company of social media platform TikTok.[https://eu.statesman.com/story/news/politics/politifact/2025/01/17/donald-trump-changed-stance-entirely-on-banning-tiktok-in-the-us/77753387007/ Tracking Donald Trump's complete position change on banning TikTok in the US]
Background
{{Excerpt|Donald Trump–TikTok controversy|Executive order to ban TikTok}}
Provisions
- Prohibits all transactions between ByteDance and anyone under the jurisdiction of the United States
- Empowers the United States Secretary of Commerce to enforce this rule, using the powers granted by IEEPA