TikTok still could not be downloaded from the Apple and Google app stores in the United States on Wednesday, January 22, trapped in legal purgatory by the two tech giants. US President Donald Trump signed an executive order on Monday, January 20, delaying the enforcement of a ban on the Chinese-owned popular short-video app by 75 days, the legality of which is unclear.
Four days after ByteDance's TikTok went dark and then was quickly revived in the United States, users who deleted the app were anxiously checking iPhone and Android devices to find it still unavailable to be downloaded again.
The back-and-forth has brought out mixed feelings from users, including some who planned to abandon TikTok after seeing Trump so heavily involved in the negotiations that could result in TikTok eventually being sold to one of his allies in the tech industry.
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