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US President Donald Trump is serious now: Starting Sunday, Chinese apps TikTok and WeChat will be banned in the US Reason: “security concerns.”
After the threats were reported for several weeks, the US Department of Commerce exploded on Friday.As of Sunday, it will no longer be possible to download TikTok and WeChat from the Google and Apple app stores.
As of November 12, it should no longer be possible to use the apps in the US This is justified for security reasons. “ByteDance”, the company behind TikTok, is a “data octopus” that transmits large amounts of personal information to the Chinese government, it is said.
Sales conversations continue
Trump had previously given ByteDance an ultimatum. TikTok will continue to be allowed if the company sells its business in the US to a domestic company. The American software maker “Oracle” was last talked about. The deadline should be extended until Sunday, apparently no agreement has been reached so far.
The fact that WeChat, without a transition period, can no longer be used as of Sunday is somewhat surprising. The messaging app can easily be replaced by other services from American companies, but Chinese immigrants mostly use it to communicate with their families at home. This will no longer be possible and is part of Trump’s previous regulations that make life difficult for Chinese in America.
