That deadline expires on Sunday.Commerce Department officials said they were taking the extraordinary step because of the risks the apps' data collection poses. "TikTok has 100 million users in the United States and is especially popular among younger Americans.WeChat has had an average of 19 million daily active users in the United States, analytics firms Apptopia said in early August. "What immediately is going to happen is users are going to experience a lag or lack of functionality," a senior Commerce official said of WeChat users. The official said TikTok U.S. users would not see "a major difference" in the app's performance until Nov 12.Commerce will not penalize people who use TikTok or WeChat in the United States. The order does not bar data storage within the United States for WeChat or TikTok.Some Americans may find workarounds.

Source: Economic Times September 18, 2020 11:50 UTC