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WeChat ban
![With All Eyes on TikTok, US Should Not Overlook WeChat With All Eyes on TikTok, US Should Not Overlook WeChat](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat_2023-08-02-132240.jpg)
With All Eyes on TikTok, US Should Not Overlook WeChat
By Yaqiu Wang
The messaging app is dominant among users in the Chinese diaspora, and it features heavy censorship and surveillance.
![Australian Senate Committee Recommends Government Ban on TikTok be Extended to WeChat Australian Senate Committee Recommends Government Ban on TikTok be Extended to WeChat](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat_2023-08-02-132240.jpg)
Australian Senate Committee Recommends Government Ban on TikTok be Extended to WeChat
By Rod McGuirk
The committee found that China and other authoritarian regimes continue to pose an unacceptable risk to democracies through targeted online disinformation campaigns.
![Beyond Data Privacy: Trump’s Proposed Ban of WeChat Beyond Data Privacy: Trump’s Proposed Ban of WeChat](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/09/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat-2020-09-21-26.jpg)
Beyond Data Privacy: Trump’s Proposed Ban of WeChat
By Layne Vandenberg
The broader success factors behind Tencent and WeChat indicate alternative motivations for Trump’s proposed ban.
![The Logic of a US WeChat Ban The Logic of a US WeChat Ban](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/06/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat.com-11809405144_14dff44a60_b.jpg)
The Logic of a US WeChat Ban
By Chauncey Jung
WeChat is very unlikely to disobey orders from the Chinese government -- and that leaves other countries with limited options to regulate the app.
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