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(The Center Square) – Texas Gov. Greg Abbott on Friday issued a proclamation banning the use of artificial intelligence (AI) and social media apps affiliated with the People’s Republic of ...
Canada has banned Chinese super-app WeChat on official government devices citing cybersecurity risks, following similar action taken against short-form video app TikTok earlier this year.. The ...
The ban was announced after an assessment by Canada's chief information officer that Tencent-owned WeChat and applications made by Moscow-based Kaspersky "present an unacceptable level of risk to ...
WeChat is a highly popular social media app in China. Many American families depend on WeChat as a means of communicating with family and friends in China. [3]On August 6, 2020, U.S. President Donald Trump signed an executive order, invoking the International Emergency Economic Powers Act, seeking to ban WeChat in the U.S. in 45 days, due to its connections with the Chinese-owned Tencent.
On 14 March 2023, New South Wales was the first state to consider a ban on the app, [127] followed by both Western Australia and the Australian Capital Territory three days later. [ 128 ] [ 129 ] Victoria has also considered a ban on the app on the phones of government workers.
Message displayed to US users on the TikTok app during the shutdown on January 18, 2025. The short-form video-hosting service TikTok has been under a de jure nationwide ban in the United States since January 19, 2025, due to the US government's concerns over potential user data collection and influence operations by the government of the People's Republic of China.
In 2021, Abbott signed into law the “Lone Star Infrastructure Protection Act,” which the Texas legislature unanimously passed to ban Texas governmental entities and businesses from entering ...
Concerns over Chinese involvement in 5G wireless networks stem from allegations that cellular network equipment sourced from vendors from the People's Republic of China may contain backdoors enabling surveillance by the Chinese government (as part of its intelligence activity internationally) and Chinese laws, such as the Cybersecurity Law of the People's Republic of China, which compel ...