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US bans WeChat, TikTok citing privacy, national security

by AP Business Writer
| September 18, 2020 7:03 AM

WASHINGTON (AP) — The U.S. will ban the downloads of the Chinese apps TikTok and WeChat on Sunday, with a total ban on the use of the latter, citing national security and data privacy concerns.

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