US lawmakers call on Apple and Google to remove TikTok from the App Store and Google Play by 19 January 2025

US lawmakers have reminded Apple that the company must remove TikTok from the App Store by 19 January 2025.

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This is due to a law passed in April that forces the Chinese parent company ByteDance to sell or get rid of TikTok by the deadline. If this does not happen, the app will be banned in the US.

Under the new requirements, Apple and other app store operators, including Google, must stop providing access to TikTok in the US. The law was upheld in court last week, and now the companies must ensure compliance by 19 January 2025.

Lawmakers have appealed to Apple, Google, and TikTok executives, urging them to urgently comply with the law to avoid banning the app in the US.

Source: 9to5Mac