TikTok has been restored to Google Play and Apple’s App Store after President Donald Trump pledged to save it.
Trump’s order also declared that Google and Apple, and other companies would not be penalized for keeping the TikTok app up and running in the meantime.
We will work with President Trump on a long-term solution that keeps TikTok in the United States,” the social media company said at the time.
But since Trump’s following on TikTok grew — he has now amassed 14.8 million followers — and he hinted it helped to clinch the election, the president has changed his tune.
The app, used by 170 million Americans, briefly went dark across the U.S. before the president’s inauguration as a nationwide ban came into effect.
