Us Will Ban Wechat And Tiktok Downloads On Sunday

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Fri, 09/18/2020 - 6:42am

The Commerce Department plans to restrict access to TikTok and WeChat on Sunday as the Trump administration's executive orders against the two apps are set to take effect.

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