Biden drops Trump-era bid to ban TikTok and WeChat
Commerce department told to review security concerns posed by apps as data risks remain
09 June 2021 - 19:06
Washington — US President Joe Biden on Wednesday withdrew a series of Trump-era executive orders that sought to ban new downloads of WeChat and TikTok, and ordered the department of commerce to review security concerns posed by those apps and others.
The administration of former President Donald Trump had attempted to block new users from downloading the apps and ban other technical transactions that Chinese-owned TikTok and WeChat both said would effectively block the apps’ use in the US...
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