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Donald Trump has not given TikTok a break, and after a series of events, he makes good on his threat to permanently ban the app in the United States. And there's more: WeChat will also have to pack its bags and say goodbye to the country's app stores.
This new ban will not affect the two apps in the same way, and there may be a slim chance that TikTok can reverse the ban. We tell you all the details below.
US bans TikTok and WeChat
Next Saturday will be the last time US users will see TikTok and WeChat in the app store, as the ban is enforced from September 20According to the statement published by the United States Department of Commerce, from that moment on this action is prohibited:
Any provision of service to distribute or maintain WeChat or TikTok mobile applications, constituent code or application updates through an online mobile application store in the US
So neither Google Play nor the App Store will have the apps in their catalogues. Users will not only not be able to install these apps on their devices, but also will not be able to update the versions already installed Although it may give them some time to continue using TikTok, they will not receive any updates.
This will not only be a huge headache for fans of these apps, but also for all the influencers and celebrities who are using TikTok to reach their followers or grow their web presence, with all what this means for sponsors.
On the other hand, the government order also prohibits US companies from providing any kind of service to some of these applications. In this case, this measure applies to WeChat from the same date of blocking, while TikTok has a small window of time until November 12.
This additional period for TikTok could leave open the possibility of reaching some kind of agreement with Oracle that reverses the blocking of the app.
