apple and Google TikTok was removed from app stores on Saturday night to comply with a law requiring China’s ByteDance to divest the social app or face an effective U.S. ban
The removal of TikTok from the Apple App Store and Google Play store means that users in the United States can no longer download the popular short video app on their devices. The app removal comes after the Supreme Court unanimously decided on Friday to uphold the Apps Protecting Americans from Control by Foreign Adversaries Act, a law created by President Joe Biden sign April. TikTok said on Friday that its service will turn blackmeaning it will stop serving Americans unless the Biden administration intervenes.
In Apple’s App Store, a message “App unavailable” appeared on TikTok’s previous app installation page.
“This app is currently unavailable in your country or region,” the message continues.
“We’re sorry, the requested URL was not found on this server,” a message previously displayed on the Google Play store page hosting TikTok.
Some users who visited the TikTok app and website on Saturday received a message that read: “Sorry, TikTok is currently unavailable.”
“The United States has enacted laws banning TikTok, which unfortunately means you are temporarily unable to use TikTok,” the notice said. “We are fortunate that President Trump has stated that he will work with us to develop a solution to restore TikTok once he takes office. . Please stay tuned!”
Lemon8, another service owned by ByteDance, also displayed a notification letting users know that the service was unavailable in the United States.
“Sorry, Lemon8 is currently unavailable” notify state.
TikTok halted its app services in the United States on Saturday.
The law requires that if ByteDance fails to conduct a “qualified divestiture” of the app by Sunday, the service provider will no longer support TikTok in the United States. As a result, Apple, Google and Oracle could face severe penalties for not complying with the law. Apple and Google previously distributed the app through their app stores, while Oracle provided cloud computing services for TikTok and TikTok. explain In June, the law will hurt its business.
After the Supreme Court made its decision, TikTok CEO Shou Chew said using TikTok is a First Amendment right, adding that more than 7 million U.S. businesses use it to make money and find customers.
“Rest assured, we will do our best to ensure that our platform thrives and becomes your online home, providing you with unlimited creativity and discovery, and a source of inspiration and joy for years to come,” Zhou said. A TikTok video.
Zhou also thanked President-elect Donald Trump after he ask Supreme Court Suspension of the law and gave his government “the opportunity to seek a political solution to the contentious issues in this case.” chewing is expected to attend Trump attended the inauguration ceremony in Washington on Monday, attended by technology leaders from Meta, Amazon, Apple and Google.
Trump arrived in Washington on Saturday night. His transition team had no immediate response to TikTok’s shutdown. Trump said on Friday that the Supreme Court’s decision was expected and “everyone has to respect it.”
“My decision on TikTok will be made in the near future, but I will have to have time to review the situation. Stay tuned!” Ace wrote in the post on his social media app Truth Social.
Tik Tok explain on Friday said it would shut down its services on Sunday unless “the Biden administration provides an immediate and clear statement to satisfy the most critical service providers and ensure that they are not enforced.”
White House press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre acknowledged TikTok’s announcement on Saturday that it would shut down, describing it as a “stunt.”
“We have made our position clear and direct: action to implement this law will be the responsibility of the next government,” Jean-Pierre said. “TikTok and other companies should therefore raise any concerns with them.”
Trump at that time Tell NBC News on Saturday said he was “likely” to extend the Sunday deadline by 90 days for ByteDance to sell the app’s U.S. operations and that he “could announce” a decision on Monday.
“I think that’s certainly an option that we’re considering. A 90-day extension is the most likely to be done because it’s appropriate. You know, it’s appropriate. We have to think about it carefully. This is a very big situation, “Trump said in a phone interview.
According to CNBC, artificial intelligence startup Perplexity AI submitted an acquisition offer for TikTok on Saturday, in which the artificial intelligence-driven search engine startup will merge with TikTok’s U.S. operations and new capital partners report.
