nprnews_____ = ||| lubuntu at wor3|||U.S. To Bar Downloads Of TikTok, WeChat||| kickerpage = |||no kicker pagenpr for NPRNEWS||| summarynpr = |||As of Sunday, no mobile app store in the U.S. will be allowed to distribute or maintain the popular Chinese-owned apps, the Commerce Department says.

As of Sunday, mobile app stores in the U.S. won’t be allowed to distribute or maintain the WeChat or TikTok apps, the Commerce Department says.

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