The original content of Democracy Now! Headlines appears under the Creative Commons BY-NC-ND 3.0 License (United States). For more, including their other shows and media, visit www.democracynow.org. August 25, 2020 TikTok Sues Trump over App Ban ------------------------------ Tik Tok is suing President Trump over his executive order banning the popular video-sharing app. Tik Tok, which is owned by the Chinese company Byte Dance, said Trump's order was part of a "broader campaign of anti-China rhetoric." Trump also banned the Chinese social media app We Chat earlier this month. Tik Tok has around 92 million monthly users in the U.S.