U.S.Trump Administration To Ban TikTok, WeChat From App Stores Beginning Sunday September 18, 2020 FacebookTwitterReddItWhatsAppLinkedinTelegramViberPinterestTumblrEmailMixVKDiggLINEPrint The Commerce Department on Friday issued an order banning any transactions on TikTok and WeChat in the U.S., saying the Chinese-owned apps create "unacceptable risks to our national security."