Tiktok is again available in the Apple App Store and the Google Play Store in the United States. The application has disappeared from Apple and Google stores on January 19, 2025, as national prohibition briefly took effect. But although the application service was quickly restored After President Donald Trump promised not to enforce the prohibition, the application remained unavailable for download in American application stores.
Apple has now reversed the course. Bloomberg reported The company made the decision after a letter from the American prosecutor Pam Bondi. Trump had previously said to the Ministry of Justice in a executive decree To delay the application of a ban for 75 days. Apple did not immediately respond to a request for comments. Tiktok is now also officially available in Google’s Play Store after the company encouraged Android users side charm The application. According to AxiosGoogle was provided by the Ministry of Justice that the restoration of people’s access to Tiktok would not violate the law.
It is still unclear what will finally happen to Tiktok in the long term. Trump has repeatedly said that he wanted to conclude an “agreement” which will allow the company to remain operational in the United States, including arrangements that would give the US government participation in the company. A number of investors and businesses have also Offers offered To use certain aspects of Tiktok, although the company did not indicate what offers it could take seriously.
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