TikTok’s ‘misery’ in America too, Trump had given 75 days’ time, but app downloading had already stopped

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Last updated:23 January 2025, 12:18 IST

America has banned TikTok citing national security. Now if an American buyer buys it, it can return to the US app stores.

New Delhi. The drama regarding the ban on TikTok in America is not ending. Citing security reasons, America banned TikTok in America and then lifted the ban on it for 75 days. But the surprising thing is that despite this step of Donald Trump, TikTok has tied its bags with the US app stores. Now unless TikTok is sold to an American buyer, it will not return to the Apple or Google App Store in the US.

US President Donald Trump on Monday signed an executive order to extend the operation of TikTok by 75 days. Let us tell you that there are about 17 crore users of TikTok in America and TikTok has played a big role in Trump’s victory.

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Biden had banned
According to the report, banning TikTok seemed impossible in the initial year of President Biden’s administration. However, in April 2024, President Biden signed a law stating that TikTok’s parent company ByteDance would have to hand over the ownership of the app to an American buyer within 9 months and only then could it survive in America. The Biden government feared that this Chinese app could be used to spy on Americans or secretly influence American public opinion through data collection and content manipulation.

What will happen if people search ‘TikTok’ on App Store?
According to a report by USA Today, Android users who search TikTok in the Google Play Store will definitely see its icon, but it will not be clickable. It comes with a message saying – Are you looking for TikTok?, followed by a note saying that the download of this app has been blocked due to current US legal requirements. Is. Whereas iPhone users searching TikTok get a notice, which reads – TikTok and other ByteDance apps are not available in your country or region.