<p>TikTok on Friday slammed a decision by US officials to <a href="https://www.deccanherald.com/international/world-news-politics/donald-trump-to-block-downloads-of-tiktok-wechat-on-sunday-889420.html" target="_blank">ban new downloads</a> of the popular smartphone app and vowed to fight the Trump administration's ongoing crackdown on the company.</p>.<p>"We disagree with the decision from the Commerce Department," TikTok said, adding that it was "disappointed" in a ban on new downloads that takes effect on Sunday, saying it impedes a tool "for entertainment, self-expression and connection."</p>.<p>TikTok said it has committed to "unprecedented additional levels of additional transparency" following President Donald Trump's "unjust" August executive order, which targeted the company on national security grounds.</p>
<p>TikTok on Friday slammed a decision by US officials to <a href="https://www.deccanherald.com/international/world-news-politics/donald-trump-to-block-downloads-of-tiktok-wechat-on-sunday-889420.html" target="_blank">ban new downloads</a> of the popular smartphone app and vowed to fight the Trump administration's ongoing crackdown on the company.</p>.<p>"We disagree with the decision from the Commerce Department," TikTok said, adding that it was "disappointed" in a ban on new downloads that takes effect on Sunday, saying it impedes a tool "for entertainment, self-expression and connection."</p>.<p>TikTok said it has committed to "unprecedented additional levels of additional transparency" following President Donald Trump's "unjust" August executive order, which targeted the company on national security grounds.</p>