Donald Trump to block TikTok, WeChat downloads, updates in US from Sunday

The US will ban some transactions over the Chinese-owned WeChat app while prohibiting new downloads and updates of the app as well as TikTok’s app starting Sunday.

Commerce Secretary Wilbur Ross said Friday that the US will prohibit cash transfers within the US related to WeChat and its parent company Tencent Holdings Ltd. Other measures prohibited as of Sept. 20 include distribution, maintenance and updates of WeChat or TikTok through app stores in the US.

The order doesn’t apply to operations or cash transfers outside the US, which had been a concern of some US tech companies.