U.S. to Ban TikTok and WeChat from U.S. App Stores

nytimes.com

26 pointshardmaru9 comments

Originally posted here: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=24515906 - but it was flagged.

That headline only says TikTok. It's a pretty big deal to ban both TikTok AND WeChat

The body of the story talks about both.

Seems like WeChat should be the headline, that's a much bigger impact. Many Americans use it exclusively to communicate with Chinese relatives.

why was it flagged? seems relevant to HN community.

Probably because there already is a thread about it? (https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=24515461) EDIT: and a submission of the commerce department statement: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=24515540

Thanks, that must be it.

dang: feel free to remove this thread if it doesn't add to the discussion. (would be great if the FT link in the other story has no paywall...)

Not sure, maybe Dang knows?