The president made the decision based on the concerns of the application of the sea used as a spy tool by the Chinese regime.
Donald Trump announced on Friday that he will ban the TikTok social network in the United States, after the country's authorities expressed concern that this platform was used by Chinese intelligence.
The Trump administration believes that the popular short video app - estimated to have 1 billion users - can be used as a spying tool by Beijing, something Bytedance, the app's owner, denies.
Speaking to reporters on the Air Force One presidential plane, Trump said: "As for TikTok, we are going to ban it in the United States."
The announcement takes place the same week that Trump received an update on the national security risks posed by the social network. The presentation was delivered by the Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States (CFIUS), a panel chaired by the Treasury that deals with companies and acquisitions that affect this matter.
"TikTok is under review by the CFIUS and we will make a recommendation to the president this week," said US Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin. "We have many alternatives," he added. Trump, for his part, had said that his administration was "looking" at the social network and "thinking about making a decision."
Give me your opinion on this post, the truth is I don't use much tiktok but I think the government makes it more serious than I think