Apple and Google removed TikTok from their app stores Saturday, complying with a law requiring China's ByteDance to divest the social app or see it face an effective ban in the U.S.
Barely more than 12 hours after TikTok went dark in the United States, the video-sharing app is coming back online. “In agreement with our service
TikTok Lite and TikTok Shop Seller Center have also been removed from the Play Store. Visiting a direct link returns the below message. As of Saturday evening (PT), there are no longer any apps published by TikTok Pte. Ltd. in the US.
The United States of America has officially banned TikTok and removed it from app stores like Google Play Store and Apple Store. SA clapped for the ban.
TikTok is not the only app that went dark ahead of Sunday's ban. Here are six others removed from the Apple App and Google Play stores.
TikTok was taken down from US app stores just hours before the January 19 deadline, with app users getting notified of the shutdown. There is some hope that President-elect Trump may reinstate TikTok temporarily following his inauguration on January 20, 2025.
After the Supreme Court and Biden administration declined to step in, TikTok shut down its app on Saturday night. Trump says he'll issue an executive order to delay its implementation.
TikTok went offline at 10:30 p.m. ET in the United States on Saturday as a federal ban was enacted. Apple subsequently removed the app from the App Store, saying it is “obligated to follow the laws in the jurisdictions where it operates.”
TikTok has officially ceased operations in the U.S. after a federal ban, with the app removed from the App Store and Google Play.
President-elect Donald Trump, who will assume office on Monday, says he is likely to provide a 90-day extension for the app. Chinese Embassy in the US condemns action
ET on Sunday, the TikTok website was accessible on desktop internet browsers, USA TODAY staff and two sources confirmed. Click here to learn more. TikTok may be dark in America, but users are still able to download their data.