US government bans DJI over ties to Chinese government

Photo by Vjeran Pavic / The Verge DJI — one of the largest and most popular drone companies in the world — has been added to the US Department of Commerce’s “Entity List,” designating the Chinese company as a national security risk and banning US-based companies from doing business with DJI. Reuters first reported the news, citing a conference call with a senior commerce official. The ban was put in place through the same mechanism as the US government’s ongoing ban on Huawei products, and it will make it extremely difficult for US stores like Best Buy or Amazon to directly sell DJI products. US businesses will also face severe difficulty in providing parts or components for DJI to use in its drones. The ban is set to go into effect when the list is officially updated at... Continue reading…