DOJ accuses TikTok owner of being a ‘mouthpiece’ of Chinese Communist Party

DOJ accuses TikTok owner of being a ‘mouthpiece’ of Chinese Communist Party

The Justice Department filed a response to TikTok's request for an injunction to delay President Donald Trump's partial ban on the app that is scheduled for September 27.

The DOJ accused the CEO of TikTok's parent company Byte Dance, Zhang Yiming, of acting as a "mouthpiece" for the Chinese Communist Party, The Verge and NPR reported. 

Earlier this month, the US Commerce Department said that it would enact a partial ban that would prevent US citizens from downloading the TikTok app and also threatened to ban the app on November 12 that will mean users will effectively stop using the app. 

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The Justice Department filed a response to TikTok's request for an injunction to delay President Donald Trump's partial ban on the app that is scheduled