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\"In response to President Trump\u2019s Executive Orders signed August 6, 2020, the Department of Commerce (Commerce) today announced prohibitions on transactions relating to mobile applications (apps) WeChat and TikTok to safeguard the national security of the United States. The Chinese Communist Party (CCP) has demonstrated the means and motives to use these apps to threaten the national security, foreign policy, and the economy of the U.S. Today\u2019s announced prohibitions, when combined, protect users in the U.S. by eliminating access to these applications and significantly reducing their functionality. <\/p>\n
\u201cToday\u2019s actions prove once again that President Trump will do everything in his power to guarantee our national security and protect Americans from the threats of the Chinese Communist Party,\u201d said U.S. Department of Commerce Secretary Wilbur Ross.<\/strong> \u201cAt the President\u2019s direction, we have taken significant action to combat China\u2019s malicious collection of American citizens\u2019 personal data, while promoting our national values, democratic rules-based norms, and aggressive enforcement of U.S. laws and regulations.\u201d<\/p>\n While the threats posed by WeChat and TikTok are not identical, they are similar. Each collects vast swaths of data from users, including network activity, location data, and browsing and search histories. Each is an active participant in China\u2019s civil-military fusion and is subject to mandatory cooperation with the intelligence services of the CCP. This combination results in the use of WeChat and TikTok creating unacceptable risks to our national security.<\/p>\n As of September 20, 2020, the following transactions are prohibited:<\/p>\n As of September 20, 2020, for WeChat and as of November 12, 2020, for TikTok, <\/strong>the following transactions are prohibited:<\/p>\n Any other prohibitive transaction relating to WeChat or TikTok may be identified at a future date. Should the U.S. Government determine that WeChat\u2019s or TikTok\u2019s illicit behavior is being replicated by another app somehow outside the scope of these executive orders, the President has the authority to consider whether additional orders may be appropriate to address such activities. The President has provided until November 12 for the national security concerns posed by TikTok to be resolved. If they are, the prohibitions in this order may be lifted.<\/p>\n The notices for these actions will be posted on the Federal Register at approximately 8:45AM EDT on Friday, September 18, 2020.\"<\/p>",
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