Banned Apps In Usa. The moves came after U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said the Trump administration wants to see "untrusted" Chinese apps like WeChat and TikTok removed from U.S. app stores. He detailed a new. The MHA also reportedly revealed that the apps posed a threat to the safety of user data and privacy. However, this has reportedly led to a new rise against TikTok as many US citizens have demanded the ban on the application saying that if India can do it, then so can the USA. TikTok, a short-form video app owned by China-based ByteDance, was recently banned in India along with 58 other Chinese apps after a border clash between India and China. Reuters reported late on Monday that TikTok would exit the Hong Kong market within days, deciding to do so after China's establishment of a sweeping new national security law.
The United States is "looking at" banning Chinese social media apps, including TikTok, Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said Monday. By far its largest market, India, banned TikTok last week, along with 58 other Chinese apps. Officially security concerns were given as the reason, but that isn't the whole story.
As part of a border dispute that turned violent, India banned TikTok in late June, causing the app to immediately lose 200 million users. At the time, an American ban was a distant possibility.
The United States is "looking at" banning Chinese social media apps, including TikTok, Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said Monday. US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said on Wednesday that India's ban on 59 Chinese applications will boost its sovereignty, integrity and national security. Pompeo welcomed the move which came amid a stand-off between India and China in Ladakh across the Line of Actual Control. 'We welcome India's ban on certain mobile apps that serve as an appendage of the CCP's (Chinese Communist Party. TikTok and almost 60 other Chinese apps were banned in India last week after a fatal military confrontation between the India and China border earlier in June. Indian officials said the apps were. The MHA also reportedly revealed that the apps posed a threat to the safety of user data and privacy. However, this has reportedly led to a new rise against TikTok as many US citizens have demanded the ban on the application saying that if India can do it, then so can the USA.
