The Trump Administration has announced that it is banning downloads of the social media apps TikTok and WeChat starting Sunday.
Commerce Secretary Wilbur Ross made the announcement Friday, following on from an Executive Order signed by President Trump on Aug. 6 that gave Chinese-owned TikTok 45 business days to sell its U.S. business to an American company.
The order will prohibit app stores from making the Chinese-owned apps from being downloaded as of Sunday. Furthermore, it will also prohibit internet hosting services from "enabling the functioning or optimization" of the app as of Sunday, with the same ban going into effect for TikTok beginning Nov. 12.