Tiktok Isn’t Back In The App Store Yet

TikTok announced connected Sunday that it’s “in nan process of restoring service,” but nan app is still unavailable successful nan App Store and Google Play. If you hunt for TikTok connected nan App Store, you’ll spot a relationship saying, “TikTok and different ByteDance apps are not disposable successful nan authorities aliases region you’re in,” while Google Play says, “Downloads for this app are paused owed to existent US ineligible requirements.”

Apple’s relationship too links to a support page explaining why it has removed TikTok.

But connected Sunday, TikTok has returned for immoderate users successful nan US “in agreement” pinch its activity providers, nan institution said. A pop-up displayed incorrect nan app acknowledgment users for their patience and says its restoration comes “as a consequence of President Trump’s efforts.”

None of nan companies progressive personification responded to requests for further comment. However, its restoration truthful acold suggests that nan app’s hosting provider, Oracle, and its CDN partner, Akamai, are relying connected Trump’s committedness that location would beryllium “no liability” for companies that support TikTok. Others successful nan government, for illustration Republican Senator Tom Cotton, commended nan app stores for removing ByteDance apps and said immoderate institution that facilitates TikTok “could look hundreds of billions of dollars of ruinous liability nether nan law, not conscionable from DOJ, but too nether securities law, shareholder lawsuits, and authorities AGs.”