US plans to block TikTok downloads and WeChat use from Sunday amid US-China tensions and efforts by Trump administration for a US ownership share of TikTok
The US Commerce Department bans downloads of TikTok and WeChat use within the United States as they"threaten national security" amid rising US-China tensions.
The move, to be implemented Sunday night, comes amid rising US-China tensions and efforts by the Trump administration to engineer a sale of TikTok to American investors. TikTok's brand of brief, quirky phone videos has become hugely popular, especially among young people, with 100 million users in the US alone — and its use has further soared among teens stuck at home through the coronavirus pandemic.As of Sunday night, Ross told Fox news, TikTok users will not have access to improved apps, updated apps, upgraded apps, or maintenance.
The Commerce Department said if concerns over TikTok were resolved before then, the order may be lifted.Owned by Chinese giant Tencent, WeChat is widely used among the Chinese diaspora to keep in touch with people back home. It also ramps up the pressure on TikTok parent ByteDance to conclude a deal to sell all or part of TikTok to allay US security concerns.A deal which appeared to be taking shape would allow Silicon Valley giant Oracle to become the tech partner for TikTok, but some US lawmakers have objected to allowing ByteDance to keep a stake.
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