The orders cite the International Emergency Economic Powers Act and the National Emergencies Act. It is important to note that naming the apps' operations in the United States as a national emergency is an act that is highly unprecedented and the legality of the orders will likely be challenged. ByteDance is currently pushing back against the Indian government's July decision to ban TikTok along with 59 other apps; like the
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