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TikTok to return to Apple App Store Thursday

Apple will finally return TikTok to the App Store after receiving a letter from US Attorney General Pam Bondi.

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TikTok returning to Apple App Store

Apps controlled by Chinese company ByteDance were banned on January 19 due to failing to meet requirements set by a law. On January 20, newly inaugurated President Trump signed an executive order that aimed to restore TikTok’s operation in the United States for 75 days.

The President doesn’t have the authority to stop the Department of Justice from enforcing laws, so companies like Apple and Google were cautious and didn’t restore the app to their app stores. According to a report from Bloomberg, the newly appointed Attorney General Pam Bondi sent a letter to Apple, which has resulted in the promised return of TikTok.

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