Once sworn into office, he did just that.
(Read the latest on the status of the TikTok ban.)
None of this means the app is permanently out of danger.
Why did the U.S. ban TikTok?
We’ve broken the situation down in our explainer, but here’s a brief summary.
The U.S. has long had concerns about TikTok, going back to the first Trump administration.
That’s why the “ban” is only part of the law President Biden signed back in April.
The language gave ByteDance nine months to find an American-based buyer for TikTok in the U.S.
So, here we are.
This situation has been wild, and there’s no telling exactly where we go from here.
Generally, then, you already have TikTok on your phone, great.
If not, you’re in a bit of a rough spot.
If TikTok does ever return to app stores, you’ll want to download it right away.
Unfortunately, this option gives the impression of gutted, as well.
If you do go down this path, you really should use APKMirror rather than a cursory Google search.
The site is trusted, and is a popular destination for sideloading.
However, they can break it.
It works by encrypting your connection and routing it through servers outside your country.
However, if TikTok recognizes yourappis American, that could pose further issues.
For some reason, Japan didnt work, and I received an oops message when trying to load TikTok.
The only catch is you cant choose your country; it picks for you.
So you might need to refresh your country a few times before you find one that works.
Here’s the deal: TikTok is staying on your iPhone or Android if you installed it already.
But that’s not my concern here.
If the only issue was an unstable TikTok experience, well, whatever.
But, eventually, the app becomes a security liability.
And therewillbe security vulnerabilities down the line: That’s just an inevitability of software.
But will you want to keep using TikTok anyway?
At the moment, TikTok is back.
But what if a sale doesn’t happen, and TikTok eventually goes dark for good?
Will you actually want to keep using the app?
But it goes beyond that, too.
If so, will TikTok start to lose even more content?
The entire situation is unprecedented, so we really will just have to see.
