US To Ban Download Of WeChat And TikTok For National Security

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COURTESY BY: https://www.bolnews.com/ The United States (US) government has once again announced a series of shutdowns on Chinese applications WeChat and TikTok. Initially, in August this year, two different executive orders were issued to shut down WeChat and TikTok. Donald Trump’s orders suggested that TikTok sell its US shares to a US company within 45 days, otherwise, it would be shut down. Similarly, WeChat was told to sell its US assets to a US technology company within 45 days, otherwise, it would be shut down. Following the US President’s threat,…

Donald Trump Says US Must End Business With TikTok & WeChat

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US President Donald Trump signed executive orders according to which the US firms must stop doing business with TikTok and WeChat within 45 days. President Trump said that he signed the orders to “protect our national security”. He said that he has found “additional steps must be taken to deal with the national emergency with respect to the information and communications technology and services supply chain”. He added, “The spread in the United States of mobile applications developed and owned by companies in the People’s Republic of China (China) continues…