As per a press note, the US will bar Americans from downloading TikTok and WeChat from either Apple or Google’s app storefronts starting on September 20.
The US Department of Commerce, on September 18, announced prohibitions on transactions relating to Chinese apps WeChat and TikTok in a bid to safeguard the national security.
According to a press release, the US will bar Americans from downloading both the mobile applications from either Apple or Google’s app storefronts starting on September 20. The Commerce Department confirmed that the new order will prohibit any provision of service to distribute or maintain WeChat or TikTok, constituent code or application updates through an online mobile application store in the US.
The press release read that the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) had demonstrated the means and motives to use mobile applications to threaten national security, foreign policy, and the economy of the United States.
Further, it said that the new prohibitions will help protect users in the US by eliminating access to these applications and significantly reducing their functionality.❐
