Saving TikTok While Protecting National Security
Record date: 2025-09-30
( printed page 47219) Executive Order 14352 of September 25, 2025 Saving TikTok While Protecting National Security By the authority vested in me as President by the Constitution and the laws of the United States of America, it is hereby ordered: Section 1 . Background. The Protecting Americans from Foreign Adversary Controlled Applications Act (the “Act”) ( Public Law 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)
What this record contains
- Federal Register document
- 2025-19139
- Publication date
- 2025-09-30
- Citation
- 90 FR 47219
- Issuing office
- Executive Office of the President
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( printed page 47219) Executive Order 14352 of September 25, 2025 Saving TikTok While Protecting National Security By the authority vested in me as President by the Constitution and the laws of the United States of America, it is hereby ordered: Section 1 . Background. The Protecting Americans from Foreign Adversary Controlled Applications Act (the “Act”) ( Public Law 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 (1) services for such distribution, maintenance, or updates by means of an online mobile application store or other marketplace; or (2) internet hosting services to enable the distribution, maintenance, or updating of such applications. Section 2(g) of the Act defines “foreign adversary controlled application” to include websites, desktop applications, mobile applications, and augmented or immersive technology applications operated directly or indirectly by ByteDance Ltd., TikTok, or certain subsidiaries. Under section 2(a), the Act's prohibitions with respect to these entities became effective on January 19, 2025. On January 20, 2025, I issued Executive Order 14166 (Application of Protecting Americans from Foreign Adversary Controlled Applications Act to TikTok), delaying the Act's enforcement until April 5, 2025. On April 4, 2025, I issued Executive Order 14258 (Extending the TikTok Enforcement Delay), further delaying the Act's enforcement until June 19, 2025. On June 19, 2025, I issued Executive Order 14310 (Further Extending the TikTok Enforcement Delay), further delaying the Act's enforcement until September 17, 2025. Finally, on September 16, 2025, I issued Executive Order 14350 (Further Extending the TikTok Enforcement Delay), further delaying the Act's enforcement until December 16, 2025. Section 2(c) of the Act further empowers the President to determine, through an interagency process, that TikTok has undergone a “qualified divestiture,” removing the Act's prohibitions. To achieve a “qualified divestiture,” TikTok must execute a transaction that would result in the application no longer being controlled by a foreign adversary and that would preclude formerly affiliated entities from maintaining an “operational relationship” with the application's United States operations. The Act describes “operational relationship” to include “cooperation with respect to the operation of a content recommendation algorithm” and an “agreement with respect to data sharing.” A plan has been presented to me to undergo a qualified divestiture of TikTok's United States operations, as outlined in a framework agreement (Framework Agreement). Under this Framework Agreement, TikTok's United States application will be operated by a newly established joint venture based in the United States. It will be majority-owned and controlled by United States persons and will no longer be controlled by any foreign adversary, since ByteDance Ltd. and its affiliates will own less than 20 percent of the entity, with the remainder being held by certain investors (Investor Parties). This new joint venture will be run by a new board of directors and subject to rules that appropriately protect Americans' data and our national security. ( printed page 47220) Accordingly, I have determined that the proposed divestiture would allow the millions of Americans who enjoy TikTok every day to continue using it while also protecting national security. Sec. 2 . Determination. (a) Under the Act, the President's determination that a divestiture is a “qualified divestiture” must occur through an “interagency process.” As delegated and directed by me, the Vice President has led this interagency process in cooperation and consultation with the National Security Council, the Office of Science and Technology Policy, the Department of the Treasury, the Department of Justice, the Department of Commerce, and the Office of the Director of National Intelligence. This process has included, among other things, significant interagency deliberations and consultations, numerous briefings by informed experts and national security officials, and extensive negotiations with outside parties. This interagency process has reviewed and made recommendations to me with respect to all aspects of the proposed divestiture. (b) Having completed the interagency process contemplated in the Act, I have determined the following: (i) The TikTok application is a social media platform, centered around short video clips, used by about 170
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