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Apple, Google remove TikTok from stores as app halts service in US
Apple and Google removed TikTok from their app stores Saturday, complying with a law requiring China's ByteDance to divest the social app or see it face an effective ban in the U.S.
What will happen to TikTok on Apple and Google's app store on Sunday?
With President-elect Trump adding uncertainty around whether a TikTok ban will go into effect, the focus is now turning to companies like Google and Apple
TikTok Ban Thrusts Apple, Google Into US-China Geopolitical Fray
TikTok creators are posting videos promoting ways to get around a looming shutdown of the app in the US, which could spell trouble for Apple Inc., Alphabet Inc.’s Google and other American tech companies required by law to enforce the ban or risk potentially billions in fines.
Google Play Store, Apple's App Store Remove Multiple VPN Applications in India: Report
According to a document seen by TechCrunch, the Ministry of Home Affairs issued an order to Google and Apple, asking the companies to remove multiple VPN apps from the Play Store and App Store, respectively. The government's request to Google was sent on October 29, and was recently spotted by the publication on the Lumen database.
India removes several VPN apps from Apple, Google app stores
India's Ministry of Home Affairs has ordered the removal of several VPN apps from Apple and Google app stores, citing violations of Indian law. This move is the first major enforcement of India's new 2022 regulations requiring VPN and cloud service providers to keep detailed customer records for five years.
Apple, Google remove several VPN apps from App Store, Play Store in India, here’s why
Some of the apps which have been removed by both Google and Apple include Cloudflare’s 1.1.1.1, Hide.me, and PrivadoVPN.
TikTok stops working for US users, disappears from Apple, Google stores
TikTok stopped working in the United States late on Saturday and disappeared from Apple and Google app stores ahead of a law that takes effect Sunday requiring the shutdown of the app used by 170 million Americans.
TikTok Stops Working In US; ByteDance App No Longer Available On Google Play Store, Apple App Store, Claim Reports
TikTok, the Chinese tech company, ByteDance-owned social media platform is no longer available in the United States. The application and the company that runs it have warned its users in the country that the application may no longer be available from Sunday after the US Congress passed legislation banning the application.
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