From CNET: TikTok returned to the Apple and Google app stores Thursday night, weeks after being pulled down in the wake of a US ban of the popular social media app that technically took effect in January.
Both Apple and Google had pulled the app from its stores on Jan. 19 to comply with a law passed by Congress last year that gave TikTok until that date to sell itself to a buyer deemed fit by US officials or face being banned. Companies that supported TikTok's operations after that date could potentially face hefty fines.
TikTok, itself, briefly went dark in the US, before coming back online after receiving assurances from incoming President Donald Trump that it would not be prosecuted. Trump later formalized that by signing an executive order on his first day in office directing the attorney general to not enforce the ban for 75 days. But it's unclear if that order will pass legal muster.
In the order, Trump said he plans to consult with his advisers, including the heads of relevant federal agencies, about the national security concerns posed by TikTok and "pursue a resolution that protects national security while saving a platform used by 170 million Americans."
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