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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 ...
“Texas will not allow the Chinese Communist Party to infiltrate our state’s critical infrastructure through data-harvesting AI and social media apps," Gov. Abbott said in a statement.
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.
TikTok users flock to Chinese app RedNote as US ban looms. Koh Ewe - BBC News. January 17, 2025 at 4:06 AM "TikTok refugees" are streaming to Chinese app RedNote, where they have been welcomed ...
A majority of apps and websites blocked are the result of the companies not willing to follow the Chinese government's internet regulations on data collection and privacy, user-safety, guidelines and the type of content being shared, posted or hosted. This is a list of the most notable such blocked websites in the country (except Autonomous area).