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.
Background
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
References
- ^ "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". Federal Register. August 11, 2020. Retrieved April 1, 2021.
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