US Bans Chinese Apps WeChat, TikTok

The U.S. disables the Chinese app WeChat Shake

The United States will ban downloads of the Chinese-owned messaging app WeChat and video-sharing app TikTok starting this Sunday.

The U.S. will ban downloads of China's messaging app WeChat and video-sharing apps from Sunday.

The U.S. order affects users of WeChat immediately. However, current TikTok users will see little change on September 20. President Trump and his administration will let some technical transactions for TikTok continue until November 12.

The U.S. decree will have an immediate impact on WeChat users. However, at this time, jitter users are not affected. President Trump and his administration will allow some of the technology deals to last until November 12.

Commerce Secretary Wilbur Ross said in a statement that the U.S. move was taken “to combat China’s malicious collection of American citizens’ personal data.” He added, “The President has provided until November 12 for the national security concerns posed by TikTok to be resolved. If they are, the prohibitions in this order may be lifted.”

U.S. Commerce Secretary Wilbur Ross said in a statement that the U.S. action was taken to "combat China's malicious collection of personal data of U.S. citizens." He added, "The president has proposed to address the national security issues that come with it by November 12." If shakes can be done, then the ban in this order can be lifted. "

Trump has been pushing for a sale of TikTok to a U.S.-based company. The later date appears to give the app’s Chinese owner, ByteDance, more time to reach a deal for its U.S. operations.

Mr. Trump has been hoping to sell mr. Ji to an American company. The later date appears to be an attempt to give jittery Chinese companies more time to reach an agreement on their U.S. operations.

ByteDance has been in contact with Oracle Corporation and other American companies about TikTok.

Byte Beat has been in contact with Oracle and other U.S. companies about jitter.

Like most social networks, TikTok collects data of its users and where they are in the United States to target advertisements. Similar concerns have also been raised about the U.S.-based networks Facebook and Twitter.

Like most social networks, Jiyin collects user data and users' targeting in the U.S. to serve ads. Facebook and Twitter in the United States have similar problems.

TikTok says it does not store U.S. user data in China and that it would not give user data to the Chinese government. But experts say the government can get any information it wants from companies there, creating a security risk.

Jiyin says it does not store data from U.S. users in China, nor does it provide user data to the Chinese government. But experts say the government can get whatever information it wants from companies there, which creates a security risk.

The ban is the Trump administration’s latest attempt to limit Chinese influence.

The ban is the latest attempt by the Trump administration to limit China's influence.

Since taking office in 2017, Trump has started a trade war with China and banned products from Huawei, a Chinese maker of communications equipment. The Chinese government limits what American technology businesses can do in China. China-based agents have been blamed for stealing information from U.S. government computer databases and the credit agency Equifax.

Since taking office in 2017, Mr. Trump has engaged in a trade war with China and banned Huawei, the Chinese telecommunications equipment maker. The Chinese government has restricted U.S. technology companies' operations in China. Chinese agents are accused of stealing data from the U.S. government's computer database and credit agency Ikea.

Effects of the ban

the impact of the ban

The Commerce Department order will remove WeChat and TikTok from U.S. app stores, such as Apple’s app store and Alphabet’s Google Play. But it does not affect the use of these apps in other countries.

The Commerce Department's order will result in WeChat and Jiyin being taken off the shelves in U.S. app stores such as Apple's App Store and Google's Play Store, but that won't affect their use in other countries.

TikTok has 100 million users in the United States and is popular among younger Americans.

With 100 million users in the U.S., Jiyin is popular with young Americans.

WeChat has more than 1 billion users and about 19 million daily active users in the U.S. It is especially popular among Chinese students and Americans who have personal or business relationships in China.

WeChat has more than 1 billion users in the U.S. and 19 million daily active users. It is prevalent among Chinese students and among Americans with private or business ties to China.

The Commerce Department will not force people in the U.S. to remove the apps or stop using them. But users cannot update the two apps and, after some time, the apps will not work as expected.

The U.S. Department of Commerce does not force Americans to remove or stop using these apps. However, these users will not be able to update the two applications, and after a while they will be unavailable as the government expects.

Speaking about WeChat, a Commerce official told Reuters news agency, “It may still be usable, but it is not going to be as functional as it was.” The official added that TikTok’s U.S. users would not see “a major difference” in the app’s performance until November 12.

"Maybe it can still be used, but it won't work as well as it used to," a commerce ministry official told Reuters of WeChat. The official added that U.S. users who shake their voices before November 12 will be able to use it normally and that there will be no "significant difference" in the program's performance.

I'm Jonathan Evans.

Jonathan Evans reports.