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Executive Order 14166: Application of Protecting Americans From Foreign Adversary Controlled Applications Act to TikTok
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- Sec. 1. Policy
- Sec. 2. Action
- Sec. 3. General Provisions
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The Protecting Americans from Foreign Adversary Controlled Applications Act (the ``Act'') (Pub. L. 118-50, div. H) regulates ``foreign adversary controlled applications,'' specifically those operated by TikTok and any other subsidiary of its China-based parent company, ByteDance Ltd., on national security grounds. Section 2(a) of the Act prohibits entities from distributing, maintaining, or updating certain defined foreign adversary controlled applications within the territory of the United States by providing (A) services for such distribution, maintenance, or updates by means of an online mobile application store or other marketplace; or (B) internet hosting services to enable the distribution, maintenance, or updating of such applications. […]
Federal Register notes
See: EO 14258, April 4, 2025; EO 14310, June 19, 2025; EO 14350, September 16, 2025; EO 14352, September 25, 2025
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