President Trump is banning downloads of the apps TikTok and WeChat beginning Sunday by lisettevoytko
from the U.S. Commerce Department, through executive orders and coming amid ongoing negotiations between ByteDance, TikTok’s parent company, with the Trump administration and Beijing to resolve U.S. concerns over the video app.“The Chinese Communist Party has demonstrated the means and motives to use these apps to threaten the national security, foreign policy, and the economy of the U.S.
Smartphone users will not be able to download TikTok or WeChat from Sunday, according to the press release, while WeChat users will also be unable to use the app for financial transactions. TikTok has until November 12 to resolve the administration’s “national security concerns,” the release states., TikTok will still be usable on smartphones for people who already have the app, but the experience will degrade as software updates will be disabled.Crucial Quote
“At the President’s direction, we have taken significant action to combat China’s malicious collection of American citizens’ personal data, while promoting our national values, democratic rules-based norms, and aggressive enforcement of U.S. laws and regulations,” Ross said in the release.
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