Apple and Google removed TikTok from their mobile app stores in the US as required by a law that took effect Sunday. TikTok’s legal challenges failed to head off the measure, which was passed last year to address national security concerns.
TikTok suspended its services for US-based users while Apple Inc. and Google removed the platform from their mobile app stores to avoid penalties under a new law, as the social media company awaits a possible reprieve from President-elect Donald Trump to continue operations.
“A law banning TikTok has been enacted in the US,” TikTok said in a notification on the platform to users late Saturday. “Unfortunately, that means you can’t use TikTok for now.”
