Americans will not be able to downloads 2 of the most popular social media apps in the world the u. S. Department of commerce said it would bar people from getting chinese apps takes hold and reach out few any app stores on any platform President Donald Trump insists the apps Parent Companies cigarettes and National Security and could pass user data to china well well have a panel of experts to discuss this in just a moment but 1st theres reports from our White House Correspondent kimberly hawkins. A stirring rebuke from the u. S. President were not going to do anything to jeopardize security. The white house alleges the popular chinese based apps to talk and we chat are stealing american users private information and handing it to the government in beijing on friday the u. S. Commerce department announced we chat will be banned in the u. S. Starting sunday well new restrictions on tick tock will also go into place a full ban on ticktock could come into effect in november after weeks o