As for Apple’s unprecedented action, this was spotted by Bloomberg’s Mark Gurman in a post on X, who pointed out that Apple issued a support document about TikTok, titled “About availability of TikTok and ByteDance Ltd. Apps in the United States.”
Despite President Trump's executive order to delay the TikTok ban, it hasn't reappeared on app stores. Here's why companies are hesitating.
TikTok’s traffic is almost back to normal despite its delayed return to US app stores, according to Cloudflare Radar data seen by CNBC. The “DNS traffic for TikTok-related domains” is around 10 percent lower than the levels before its abrupt shutdown, David Belson, Cloudflare’s head of data insight, told CNBC.
If you’re waiting for TikTok to be available for download—or update—again, you may have to practice patience. Here’s why.
Users with TikTok on their iPhone after Apple removed it from the app store should refrain from doing this major thing.
A looming ban on TikTok set to take effect on Sunday presents a multibillion-dollar headache for app store operators Apple and Google.
TikTok became unavailable to U.S. users over the weekend as a government ban over national security concerns took effect. While TikTok was the highest profile app impact by the ban, other apps from developer ByteDance also were affected.
Trump issued an executive order on Jan. 20 to extend the ban on TikTok, implemented by former President Joe Biden last year. The order granted a 75-day extension, which Trump said will allow him to consult with his advisors and heads of "relevant" departments and agencies to address national security concerns posed by TikTok.
They are some of the biggest tech companies in the world, but how do Apple, Amazon, Google, and TikTok compare when it comes to data privacy?
The TikTok app is still not available in Google Play or the iPhone App Store despite Trump's order halting the ban. Here's what's happening.
Phones are going for thousands of dollars on online storefronts after Apple and Google took down ByteDance platforms.
DeepSeek, the Chinese-owned ChatGPT rival, could pose the same national security concerns that Congress has about TikTok, Philip Elliott writes.