Enlarge / If the Trump administration has its way, these logos will be scarce inside the US in a few days. (credit: Ivan Abreu | Bloomberg | Getty Images)
Consumers inside the US will no longer be allowed to download TikTok or WeChat from any US app store as of Sunday, the Trump administration announced today.
Any "provision of service to distribute or maintain" the mobile applications is prohibited beginning September 20, the Department of Commerce said this morning. That means Google Play and Apple's App Store will have to yank their listings for the apps.
Not only will app stores not be allowed to permit new downloads, but Internet hosting services and content delivery network services will also be banned from "enabling the functioning or the optimization" of the apps, and "directly contracted or arranged internet transit or peering services" will also be prohibited. Those bans, however, go into effect for TikTok as of November 12—after the US presidential election.
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