TikTok to sue Trump over 'unconstitutional' executive order next week: Sources

As tensions mount in United States regarding possible ban on TikTok, sources have reported that China's video-sharing app is rey to file a suit against US President Trump, challenging his executive order against company.

According to sources, TikTok has challenged Trump's executive order calling it 'unconstitutional' on account that it did t provide its parent company ByteDance Ltd. a chance to respond to tice. Sources have also reported that suit is likely to be filed in US District Court for Sourn District of California in first half of coming week. 

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TikTok calls Trump's move 'a dangerous precedent'

Earlier TikTok h issued a tice saying that it was 'shocked' by executive order issued by US President Donald Trump accusing Trump government of interfering in talks between two private businesses. 

" text of decision makes it plain that re has been a reliance on unnamed "reports" with citations, fears that app 'maybe' used for misinformation campaigns with substantiation of such fears, and concerns about collection of data that is industry standard for thousands of mobile apps around world," said TikTok in its statement. 

" order sets a dangerous precedent for concept of free expression and open markets. We will pursue all remedies available to us in order to ensure that rule of law is t discarded and that our company and our users are treated fairly – if t by ministration, n by US courts," said TikTok in its statement. 

Trump signs executive order against TikTok

US President Donald Trump on August 6 signed an executive order banning American citizens and businesses from doing any transaction with Chinese-owned application TikTok, its parent company ByteDance Ltd. and messaging app WeChat after 45 days. Trump h earlier last week anunced that TikTok will go out of business by September in his country if t sold to an American company. 

Trump in his executive order stated that se steps have been taken because applications mentioned above threaten national security, foreign policy, and ecomy of United States. Trump has accused Chinese-owned apps of storing personal data of American citizens and possibly sharing it with Beijing. 

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