It's been a week since U.S. President Donald Trump signed an executive order to ban Chinese tech companies' social media apps TikTok and WeChat – which will take effect in 45 days unless they're sold to American companies. Media headlines have been filled with the potential acquisition of TikTok by U.S. companies like Microsoft or Twitter, and possible lawsuits against the Trump administration. So where is the ban on TikTok heading? And how serious is the White House's plan to purge Chinese tech companies?

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