US security adviser expects the TikTok, WeChat ban to continue

“We’re now looking – those court cases are ongoing, so the federal government will wait and see what our courts tell us we can or can’t do with respect to those bans,” O’Brien said. “I think ultimately the president’s authority with those bans on those apps will be enforced. And I think even if there’s a change in administration, those bans will take place.”

Trump earlier issued an executive order to require ByteDance to divest its operations in the US in 90 days over national security concerns. The order to ban the platforms was blocked by a federal judge’s injunction.

Joe Biden, who is expected to take office in January, sees TikTok as “a matter of genuine concern” and promised to “review security risks surrounding the video-sharing app” in September.

TikTok claimed that it had around 50 million daily active users and 92 million monthly active users in the US as of June.