WASHINGTON: WeChat The Department of Commerce announced the launch of Chinese App TikTok and WeChat in the United States from Sunday. Preparations have been made to impose restrictions on transactions through the medium. “The move was taken by China to counter the malicious collection of personal data of American citizens,” according to an order by Commerce Minister Wilbur Ross on Friday.
The government had previously stated that there would be no restriction on using and downloading the app for communication, although a ban on “sending or receiving messages” could “directly or indirectly hamper” the movement of messages, Those using it will not be penalized.
Some security experts have expressed concern that Ticketok-owned Chinese company ByteDance Limited will obtain information on 100 million Ticketock users in the US, which could jeopardize the country’s security.
