President Donald Trump signed two executive orders banning TikTok and WeChat from the U.S. Earlier this month, the president signed an executive order banning the social media apps. China could collect personal data on Americans through the apps for intelligence-gathering purposes, a senior Justice Department official says. The TikTok app can include users’ phone and social-network contacts, GPS position and details such as age and phone number, along with any user-generated content posted, such as photos and videos, according to a Wall Street Journal report.”]
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