Lawmakers Push Apple and Google to Ban TikTok by January 19
TL;DR
US lawmakers have urged Apple and Google to prepare to remove TikTok from their app stores by January 19, following a federal appeals court decision requiring ByteDance to divest TikTok in the US or face a ban. The bipartisan call from the House committee on China emphasizes national security concerns over Chinese oversight. TikTok and ByteDance are seeking a Supreme Court review to block the law, while the Department of Justice acknowledges that the ban would eventually render the app unusable. TikTok warns that the app will become unavailable to new users if the law takes effect.
- Apple and Google must prepare to remove TikTok from app stores by Jan. 19, lawmakers warn CNN
- Apple and Google instructed by House committee to prepare to dump TikTok next month CNBC
- TikTok Ban—Change Your Account Before It’s Too Late Forbes
- TikTok’s Last Stand, Google’s Quantum Breakthrough and the Cult of Claude The New York Times
- What If Free Speech Means Banning TikTok? The Atlantic
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