Some technology industry experts said eliminating TikTok’s ability to be offered on Apple Inc and Google owner Alphabet Inc’s app stores, which in turn allow it to be downloaded on iPhone and Android smartphones, could cripple the app’s growth. — Reuters
NEW YORK/WASHINGTON: US president Donald Trump’s executive order banning China’s TikTok could prevent US app stores from offering the popular short-video app and make advertising on the platform illegal, according to a White House document seen by Reuters.
Trump signed an order last week prohibiting transactions with TikTok if its parent ByteDance does not reach a deal to divest it in 45 days. It did not specify the scope of the ban, stating only that the US Department of Commerce would define which transactions would be barred at the end of the 45-day period.
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