The US Department of Commerce has threatened to ban new downloads of Chinese-owned social media platforms Tiktok and Wechat from app stores this weekend.
“The Department of Commerce today announced prohibitions on transactions relating to mobile applications WeChat and TikTok to safeguard the national security of the United States. The Chinese Communist Party (CCP) has demonstrated the means and motives to use these apps to threaten the national security, foreign policy, and the economy of the U.S,” said the American government agency in a statement earlier today.
Starting from Sunday 20 September, the two Chinese-owned apps will be banned from being hosted on US app stores. Updates for both apps will also be prohibited for existing owners, potentially exposing them to security flaws later on. Payment processing through either app will also be banned within the US.
From 12 November Tiktok will also be bann ..
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