TikTok has been restored to Apple and Android app stores in the US following its removal last month due to a divest-or-ban law. The app was previously unavailable for download in compliance with the law signed by former President Joe Biden. Apple and TikTok have not yet commented, while Android confirmed the app's return.
Apple and Android have restored TikTok to their US app store s on Thursday night.Last month, the companies made ByteDance apps, including TikTok, unavailable in the US to comply with a divest-or-ban law that former President Joe Biden signed in April.TikTok itself went dark for a couple of hours in the US leading up to January 20. But it was brought back online after President Donald Trump signed an executive order on his inauguration day that delayed the ban by 75 days.
On January 17, the Supreme Court upheld the ban.Apple and TikTok did not immediately respond to requests for comment. A representative for Android confirmed TikTok was back in the app store.Apple has also cut a page that listed the ByteDance apps that were taken down.The Android restoration comes days after TikTok announced an Android package kit that allows users to download TikTok and TikTok Lite to bypass the ban.
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