TikTok’s US Employees Prepare to Sue Trump Over App Ban, Loss of Paychecks

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TikTok’s US Employees Prepare to Sue Trump Over App Ban, Loss of Paychecks

US TikTok employees are planning to take US President Donald Trump’s administration to court after the commander-in-chief earlier this month issued an executive order stating that he would ban the Chinese social media app if its US operations were not sold by its parent company within 45 days.

California-based TikTok technical program manager Patrick Ryan has organized a GoFundMe fundraiser seeking $30,000 to file an injunction to ensure that US-based TikTok employees will still get paid, as Trump’s executive order would prohibit TikTok from paying them.

In a statement to the Business Insider, Ryan, who will be represented by Mike Godwin, a Washington, DC-based civil liberties lawyer, expressed concern that his constitutional rights are being violated.

“The fear is that we will not be able to receive our paychecks after September 20,” Ryan said. “I’m concerned my constitutional rights are being violated here. I don’t mean to sound overly lawyerly, but due process is a concept, and this is one example where that’s really violated.”

Godwin expects a lawsuit to be filed next week regardless of whether the GoFundMe reaches its $30,000 target.

Trump’s executive order would ban TikTok and messaging app WeChat in the US over claims that they threaten American national security.

“The spread [of apps controlled by the Chinese government] continues to threaten the national security, foreign policy, and economy of the United States,” the order reads. “The United States must take aggressive action against the owners of TikTok to protect our national security.”

Sourse: sputniknews.com

TikTok’s US Employees Prepare to Sue Trump Over App Ban, Loss of Paychecks

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