Tiktok went to Apple and Google’s US App Store on Thursday as President Donald Trump delayed the ban on China-owned social media apps and ensured that the tech giant would not be fined for distributing or maintaining it. i am back.
The popular short video app, used by almost half of all Americans, temporarily blew last month, but the law came into effect on January 19th, and Chinese owner ordinances are national security reasons They demanded that they be sold or face bans.
The next day, Trump signed an executive order that would delay the ban’s enforcement by 75 days, allowing Tiktok to temporarily continue his operations in the United States.
Tiktok resumed its service after Trump’s guarantee, but Google and Apple continued to remove the app from the US app store.
Tiktok, the second-most downloaded app in the US last year, said on Thursday that the latest apps were now available for download.
Analysts say there may have been a delay as Google and Apple were waiting for guarantees that they would not be charged to host or distribute the app.
Trump’s order said companies would not face penalties for running the Tiktok app.
According to the Market Intelligence Firm Sensor Tower, Tiktok downloaded more than 52m in 2024. According to Sensor Tower, about 52% of total downloads came from Apple’s App Store, and 48% came from Google Play in the US last year.
The laws that require deadlines to sell Tiktok’s US assets, or ultimately facing a ban, were signed in April last year by then-President Joe Biden. This was caused by national security concerns and fear that China could use video sharing apps to spy on American users.
The US has never banned major social media platforms, and the law passed last year gives the government clean up the power to ban or seek to sell other Chinese-owned apps.
Trump said Thursday that the 75-day deadline in Tiktok could be extended.
The Tiktok confusion attracted several potential buyers, including former Los Angeles Dodgers owner Frank McCourt.
Trump says he has been discussing with several people over the Tiktok purchase and will likely decide on the future of the app in February.
