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Technology
Nickolas Diaz

TikTok is back on app stores as ByteDance continues to sort out US concerns

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TikTok logos in a pattern on a monitor.

What you need to know

  • TikTok has reportedly returned to the Google Play Store and Apple's App Store, pre reports.
  • ByteDance's TikTok was hit with a U.S. ban on January 19 after the company failed to appease the concerns about "national security risks."
  • However, President Trump has granted leniency, granting 75 days to ByteDance so both parties can figure out a satisfying way forward.
  • Last year, ByteDance stated it would rather ditch its U.S. presence than divest any part of TikTok.
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