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US government bans TikTok and WeChat from app stores, threatens shutdowns

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WASHINGTON - The U.S. Commerce Department said Friday it will ban Chinese-owned TikTok and WeChat from U.S.

app stores on Sunday and will bar the apps from accessing essential internet services in the U.S. — a move that could effectively wreck the operation of both Chinese services for U.S.

users.TikTok won't face the most drastic sanctions until after the Nov. 3 election, but WeChat users could feel the effects as early as Sunday.The order, which cited national security and data privacy concerns, follows weeks of dealmaking over the video-sharing service TikTok.

President Donald Trump has pressured the app's Chinese owner to sell TikTok's U.S. operations to a domestic company to satisfy U.S.

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