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Biden Admin Revokes Trump Orders on TikTok & WeChat, Orders Review on Risks of Foreign Apps

HeadlineJun 10, 2021

The White House revoked three Trump administration executive orders that sought to ban popular social apps TikTok and WeChat from operating in the U.S. Biden issued a new order that would review possible security risks for apps connected to foreign governments, in particular China. This came one day after the Senate passed a $250 billion bill designed to compete with technological, military and industrial advances out of China.

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