US halts downloads of TikTok and WeChat

By Laura Dubois and Sophie Wingate
Updated September 19 2020 - 12:51am, first published 12:47am
US plans to ban the downloading of Chinese apps WeChat and TikTok will go into effect on Sunday.
US plans to ban the downloading of Chinese apps WeChat and TikTok will go into effect on Sunday.

The US Department of Commerce has announced a ban on downloads of the Chinese-owned mobile applications TikTok and WeChat beginning on Sunday.

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