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Justice Department seeks immediate ban on WeChat in US

| September 25, 2020 5:03 AM

NEW YORK (AP) — The Justice Department is seeking an immediate ban on downloads of WeChat in Apple and Google app stores, saying the Chinese-owned messaging service is a threat to the security of the United States.

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