Thursday, 5 March, 2026
TikTok, WeChat manage to avoid the 20th September ban
By Basit Ansari
<p>The Commerce Department, on Sunday afternoon, delayed TikTok ban by one week which was earlier supposed to be on 20th Sept. While the TikTok ban/acquisition plan is still on cards, WeChat may get an exemption from it. A judge in California issued a preliminary injunction blocking the administration’s WeChat ban as it was vital for Chinese people living in the US; and while it has security concerns, banning the app won’t help in any way.</p>
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