US President Joe Biden withdraws the presidential decree of the former Trump administration that banned the domestic use of the video sharing application "Tik Tok" and considers measures to protect personal information from foreign security threats Instructed the government agency.
President Biden signed an executive order on the 9th, including the presidential decree of the former administration of Trump, which banned the use of the video sharing application "TikTok" provided by Chinese companies and the SNS "WeChat" and transactions with their respective operating companies. Announced that it will be withdrawn.
On the other hand, President Biden said that the acquisition of personal information through apps by foreign governments and organizations poses a threat to national security and foreign policy, and these apps will bring to the Ministry of Commerce within 120 days. Instructed to verify the risks and consider countermeasures.
The ban on the use of "TikTok" by the former Trump administration has not been realized because the United States District Court ordered the measures to be suspended based on the complaints of the operating company, and the Biden administration has put pressure on China. It is a form that we have decided to consider new measures to maintain.