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Executive Order 14352

Saving TikTok While Protecting National Security

This executive order determines that a proposed divestiture of TikTok's U.S. operations qualifies under the Protecting Americans from Foreign Adversary Controlled Applications Act, creating a new U.S.-based joint venture with less than 20% foreign ownership. The order delays enforcement of the Act for 120 days to allow completion of the transaction, directs the Attorney General to issue protective guidance to providers, amends a 2020 divestment order related to ByteDance's acquisition of Musical.ly, and designates the Attorney General as the government's representative under the Framework Agreement.

Federal Register Open PDF 90 FR 47219

Impact dates

  1. Attorney General to issue protective letters to providers

  2. Attorney General to issue written guidance implementing subsection (a)

  3. 120-day enforcement delay expires; Attorney General enforcement moratorium ends

Market exposure

Policy exposure mapping — not investment advice. Illustrative public companies are incomplete and not recommendations.

Sectors

Technology & softwareOther industrial

Mechanisms

Ban / prohibitionLicensing

Role pressure

  • ProtectiveDomestic producer — New U.S.-based joint venture majority-owned by U.S. persons gains protected operational status with algorithmic control and data localization requirements
  • AdverseImporter — ByteDance and foreign adversary affiliates reduced to under 20% ownership, lose operational control and data access
  • MixedDownstream manufacturer — App store operators and hosting providers receive 120-day liability shield but face uncertain long-term regulatory environment; dependent on deal completion
  • ProtectiveProject developer — American content creators and businesses retain platform access; new joint venture creates U.S.-based revenue and employment opportunities

Geographies

USCN

Exposure dates

  • — 120-day enforcement delay expires; Attorney General enforcement moratorium ends

Illustrative public companies

Curated watchlist matches by sector/role — incomplete; not a recommendation.

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Confidence: medium · Policy alerts

Key directives

  • Attorney General shall not enforce the Act for 120 days from September 25, 2025
  • DOJ shall take no action to enforce Act or impose penalties during 120-day period
  • DOJ shall not penalize conduct from January 19, 2025 through end of 120-day period
  • Attorney General shall issue written guidance implementing enforcement delay
  • Attorney General shall issue protective letters to providers confirming no liability
  • Attorney General shall defend Executive's exclusive enforcement authority against state and private action
  • Attorney General or designee shall serve as U.S. Government representative under Framework Agreement
  • Attorney General shall receive information from joint venture and trusted security partners
  • Revoke Presidential Memorandum of July 24, 2024
  • Amend August 14, 2020 Divestment Order sections 2(b), 2(g), and strike sections 2(d), 2(e)

Who is ordered

Timeline

Immediate

  • 120-day enforcement delay takes effect
  • Attorney General directed to issue guidance and protective letters to providers
  • Presidential Memorandum of July 24, 2024 revoked
  • Divestment Order amended

Near term (90d)

  • Attorney General to issue written guidance (Sec. 3(b))
  • Attorney General to issue protective letters to providers (Sec. 3(c))
  • Framework Agreement implementation agreements to be executed

Long term

  • Completion of qualified divestiture transaction
  • CFIUS agreement with Investor Parties to ensure alignment of economic incentives with national security compliance
  • Ongoing monitoring of algorithms, software updates, and data flows by trusted security partners
  • Retraining and monitoring of recommendation models using U.S. user data

Risks & tensions

  • Framework Agreement implementation agreements not yet executed at time of order—divestiture remains contingent
  • 20% foreign ownership cap leaves residual foreign influence risk; monitoring regime untested
  • State and private enforcement preemption claim (Sec. 3(d)) may provoke legal challenges
  • CFIUS agreement with Investor Parties still pending; order assumes future execution
  • Order explicitly reserves presidential authority for further action, suggesting conditional satisfaction with deal
  • ByteDance operational relationship prohibition relies on self-executing contract terms and monitoring, not statutory mandate
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