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In its original implementation decree of September 20, the U.S. government ordered the removal of TikTok and WeChat from U.S. app stores for national security reasons, on the understanding that Chinese apps will share U.S. user data with the Chinese government. While negotiations for the sale of TikTok continue, a U.S. judge also issued a White House order to remove the Chinese information platform WeChat from U.S. app stores on Sunday. WeChat is an important communications platform in China, where the vast majority of 1.2 billion users live, and although it is subject to China’s cybersecurity laws, which actually require Chinese companies to disclose user data to CCP upon request, the actual evidence is still unclear. As a result of ongoing negotiations between TikTok and Oracle, the Ministry of Commerce has granted TikTok an extension until September 27 to prevent the store from applying, but according to the original decision, WeChat was still scheduled to be removed on Sunday. TikTok was also accused of both collecting data on U.S. citizens and distributing pro-Chinese propaganda, but, as in the WeChat case, the evidence on both fronts is limited and there is no conclusive legal basis for a complete ban. And while WeChat does not have TikTok’s usual presence in the u.s., the details of the court’s decision raise important questions about a fair trial at the white house. But on Saturday, U.S. Judge Laurel Beeler ruled that the WeChat ban could not be applied because there was no evidence to support concerns that the request posed a threat to national security. However, Beeler reiterated that there is little evidence of an injunction that can be applied to TikTok if negotiations to sell the platform fail. In its response to that decision, the U.S. Department of Justice said the executive blockade would “remove the president’s determination to more effectively confront national security threats. WeChat will be used by nearly 20 million people in the U.S. and is also accepted as a means of payment by many companies. This is another issue in the latent battle between the United States and China, where the focus is now on social platforms. And in the end, it could lead to a serious conflict over such actions.