TikTok which comes under the ownership of ByteDance was deleted from both app stores on January 18 in compliance with the law that requires the company to divest or face a ban. A spokesperson for Google refused to comment on the issue on Friday and Apple is yet to return comments on the matter.
The popular platform has nearly 170M users in America who were suspended in the past for less than 24 hours before the service was restored. This meant those having previous accounts and the app on their phones could use it but others who uninstalled the app would no longer have access to it.
The reason was simple, both Apple and Google wanted to comply with the law and not face the consequences that came in the form of a high penalty. This led to thousands of people migrating to other alternatives that offered similar TikTok-like services such as RedNote. They called themselves TikTok refugees.
The platform was soon available to download in America again after one month. The news made many anxiously awaiting fans happy as the ban has now been extended to April 5. For years, the app has come under scrutiny by lawmakers in America.
The American Government felt Chinese ownership was a huge threat and data belonging to millions of Americans made it a complete national security risk.
For now, the app has denied all allegations on this front, arguing how such clauses violate the First Amendment rights of those based in America. During his first term in office, Trump made it very clear that he was all in favor of TikTok continuing its operations in the country, clearly showing he had a warm spot for the app. We even saw TikTok’s CEO attend his inauguration ceremony.
The President has rolled out suggestions about TikTok coming under joint ownership with 50% of rights belonging to the US and the rest to China. He’s even suggested some great potential buyers including Oracle’s CEO and Tesla’s CEO Elon Musk but no other news has been shared on this front.
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