Under a proposed deal, Microsoft said it would take over TikTok's operations in the United States, Canada, Australia and New Zealand.

The Trump administration's move to ban the popular app over cyber security concerns has since raised the same question for their neighbours north of the border.

There have been reports of U.S. tech giants and financial firms being interested in buying or investing in TikTok as the Trump administration sets its sights on the app.

The popular short-video app TikTok is firing back after U.S. President Donald Trump said Friday he would be banning it from operating in the United States.

Trump told reporters onboard Air Force One late on Friday that he would issue an order for TikTok to be banned in the United States as early as Saturday.

Trump said the ban will come through either an executive order or by using executive economic powers as soon as Saturday.

The move would be the culmination of U.S. national security concerns over the safety of the personal data that TikTok handles.

A large number of officers responded and when they arrived arrested 12 men between the ages of 25 and 30 years old.

Earlier this month, Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said the U.S. was "certainly looking at" banning Chinese social media apps, including TikTok, but offered no further details.

The fourth grader is an aspiring football player and rapper, and an honour roll student at his school.