Trump Administration Bans TikTok, WeChat App Downloads in U.S. as of Sept. 20

The new rules, issued Friday by the Commerce Department, is pursuant to President Trump’s executive orders signed Aug. 6, 2020, banning business transactions with TikTok and WeChat as of Sept. 20. That means Apple’s App Store and Google Play, for example, will be barred from offering downloads of the apps or updates to users in the U.S. - Todd Spangler, Variety [via/web:http://streaming-tv.us]