WeChat could face immediate ban in US

(Mark Schiefelbein/AP)
(Mark Schiefelbein/AP)

The US Justice Department is seeking an immediate ban on downloads of WeChat in Apple and Google app stores.

It said the Chinese-owned messaging service is a threat to national security.

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