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Microsoft said its bid for the popular Chinese-owned video app has been rejected by Bytedance, a week before Trump planned to ban it in the U.S.
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Apple said Epic had been removed because it had rolled out a payment feature with the “express intent of violating the App Store guidelines.”
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The order will prohibit any U.S. transactions with the Chinese-owned parent companies of the apps, citing national security concerns.
The company has discussed with President Donald Trump his concerns about security and censorship surrounding such an acquisition.
The app's China-based corporate ownership creates a security risk, administration officials say.
An email to employees Friday morning warned the app presented a "security risk."
An app store proxy war.
The company said it would oppose the use of technology "for mass surveillance, racial profiling" or the "violations of basic human rights and freedoms."