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TikTok remains downloadable on the Google Play Store and the Apple App Store, despite US laws targeting the Chinese-owned app. The Department of Justice sent crucial letters to both tech giants ...

While Trump has extended TikTok’s ban reprieve for a third time, the app’s future still hinges on a potential U.S. acquisition deal. Earlier this year, TikTok was supposed to be banned in the US.

Ninety-day reprieve follows two earlier orders that directed the Justice Department not to enforce a U.S. ban on the app By Victor Reklaitis Last Updated: June 20, 2025 at 7:43 a.m. ET ...

Among those that received this were Apple, Google, Amazon, Oracle, Microsoft, and more, and these letters told them to ignore the TikTok ban and allow the platform to continue operating in the US.

In a letter dated January 30, 2025, Bondi tells Apple and Google that "the President has determined that an abrupt shutdown of the TikTok platform would interfere with the execution of the ...

US attorney general Pam Bondi has told at least 10 tech companies, including Apple, Microsoft, Amazon, and Google, that they have “incurred no liability” for supporting TikTok despite the ...

TikTok is now building a new version of its app for U.S. users, according to The Information. The stand-alone app is expected to operate on a separate algorithm and data system, Reuters said.