The Commerce Department announced today (Sept. 18) that because of national security concerns, downloading TikTok will be barred in the US.
Current users of the popular video-sharing app will not be able to receive system updates as of Sunday, Sept. 20.
The US government says it will ban downloads of the Chinese-owned apps WeChat and TikTok starting on Sundayhttps://t.co/B1NgKEgVpA
— CNN Breaking News (@cnnbrk) September 18, 2020
U.S. To Bar Downloads Of TikTok, WeChat – via NPR https://t.co/m1PfOJZ0WN
— Maine Public (@MainePublic) September 18, 2020