The brief TikTok prohibition in the US lasted for just one day.
The popular social media platform TikTok, which is owned by a Chinese company, has made a swift comeback after a temporary suspension of service in the United States. This quick restoration followed promises from the newly incoming Trump administration that no penalties would be imposed for re-enabling services to American users.
In compliance with new legislation passed by Congress, tech giants like Apple momentarily removed TikTok and its affiliated applications from their App Store. The law mandated that if ByteDance, TikTok’s parent company, did not find an American buyer by January 19th, the app would be banned.
This abrupt ban impacted multiple apps associated with TikTok including CapCut, Lemon8, Gauth (an AI study assistant), Lark collaboration tools, as well as other services like Marvel Snap and TikTok Studio.
At 12:27 PM Eastern Time on social media platform X.com (formerly Twitter), TikTok announced its rapid return: “We are actively working with our service providers to restore operations,” stated the post.
Furthermore, they expressed hope for collaborating with the incoming administration toward achieving a “sustainable solution” that ensures their continued presence in the US market. They labeled this legislative ban as “unjust censorship,” framing their comeback as a reaffirmation of First Amendment rights.
Following this rebound announcement from TikTok, Apple had issued an advisory on its support page outlining how it complied with federal regulations during this period of unrest. They clarified that while they had removed both TikTok and related apps from public view in alignment with legal requirements…
Apple informed users who previously installed these applications could still utilize them normally; however they were unable to re-download them or recover deleted versions within US borders. Should this ban have remained effective long-term…
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