‘TikTok could malfunction’: app’s future in limbo as it remains off US app stores
Apple and Google cautious about Trump order amid rumours Oracle founder Larry Ellison could buy site
TikTok is back in the US – but Apple and Google are not sure if it should be.
The short video app has yet to appear on the tech companies’ app stores, reflecting an unease about the White House executive order that has given TikTok the confidence to resume operations after temporarily shuttering the service on 18 January. Apple and Google do not appear to agree.
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