Is Trump’s WeChat ban a good step? Chinese app has scandalous history with sex trafficking and privacy issues


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Calling the Chinese-owned TikTok and WeChat 'significant threats', Trump said in an order that the US 'must take aggressive action' Updated On : 22:24 PST, Aug 6, 2020 Copy to Clipboard (Getty Images) The future seems bleak for TikTok and WeChat users in the United States. President Donald Trump issued executive orders on Thursday banning any US transactions with ByteDance, the Chinese company that owns video-sharing app TikTok, and Tencent, owner of the WeChat app, starting in 45 days. Calling the Chinese-owned short-video app TikTok and messenger app WeChat "significant threats," Trump said in an order that the US "must...