In a rare move, Apple publishes a statement and a support document listing all ByteDance apps inaccessible in the US alongside TikTok, including Lemon8 and Lark
So even though we banned TikTok, ostensibly for security reasons, we end up creating an even bigger security problem when millions of people install some app that can read and modify all traffic. Dare Obasanjo / @carnage4life@mas.to : Marvel Snap has been caught in the crossfire of the “TikTok ban” as it's also owned by ByteDance. — The blast radius of the law didn't just hit ByteDance's social related apps like TikTok, Capcut and Lemon8. It also impacts their game studios like Marvel Snap, One Punch Man The Strongest and Mission EVO. … Dare Obasanjo / @carnage4life@mas.to : It's actually happened. Given that this is actually a law that's been drafted by the Supreme Court, the idea that Trump can just reverse it tomorrow seems like wishful thinking. — I don't see Google or Apple breaking the law to reinstate it in the App Store just because Trump says so. … X: Dylan / @dylanmcd8 : lol did Apple just kill the “TikTok” keyword? Cause obviously there's like a million other apps that should be showing up. It does appear that the app page itself is gone though. [image] Kaya Yurieff / @kyurieff : The TikTok app is still not available for new downloads on App Stores Mark Gurman / @markgurman : The more I think about it I'd be surprised if TikTok becomes downloadable again from the App Store imminently - despite the app working again. An executive order isn't an end all be all and Apple has a lot to lose here by restoring it potentially early. Aaron / @aaronp613 : Do NOT update TestFlight - Apple has just released an emergency update (3.7.1) which will block you from downloading the TikTok beta. [image] Mark Gurman / @markgurman : Apple probably should have just waited a bit to publish this pretty much now outdated article. The big question now: will TikTok return to the App Store before an executive order is signed? Anyone's guess but I don't see why Apple would risk fines over hours. Tim Sweeney / @timsweeneyepic : Apple just blocked Americans from installing Tik Tok on iOS. If iOS were an open platform, everyone would be free to download it from the web and connect to international servers through VPN. But Apple monopolizes US iOS app distribution and intentionally makes this impossible. Mark Gurman / @markgurman : Apple posted a support document on the TikTok ban. Have never seen one of these before for an app removal. But then again this is all pretty unprecedented. All this for a 48 hour ban. https://support.apple.com/... @macrumors : Apple Updates TestFlight to Block Access to TikTok Beta in U.S. https://www.macrumors.com/... [image] @business : Apple and Google removed TikTok from their mobile app stores in the US as required by a law that took effect Sunday, after the social media company failed to head off the measure passed last year to address national security concerns. https://www.bloomberg.com/... Rakesh Agrawal / @rakeshsfnyc : Apple, unlike 99% of media, isn't repeating the lie that there is a TikTok ban. TikTok would be fully functional if ByteDance chose to divest. But “ban” is sexier than “didn't divest.” As SCOTUS said unanimously, foreign nations don't have free speech rights. When does SCOTUS ever unanimously agree on controversial issues? [image] Aaron / @aaronp613 : How do get back on TikTok in the United States on iOS: 1. Delete the app 2. Turn on a VPN to another country like Canada 3. Redownload TikTok - either through sideloading or TestFlight if you have it 4. Create a new account via email and type in confirmation code 5. Success! [image] Tom Warren / @tomwarren : it's not just TikTok that's been banned in the US, Marvel Snap has been Thanos-snapped out of Apple and Google's stores because its publisher is owned by ByteDance https://www.theverge.com/... John William Sherrod / @jwsherrod : TikTok has also been pulled from the App Store along with CapCut. If you already had the app downloaded you can use it if you're using a VPN. Aaron / @aaronp613 : When you search for TikTok on the iOS App Store, it now redirects you to the newly published support document about the ban [image] @paytondev : @TimSweeneyEpic Guys he isn't criticizing them removing it lol he's criticizing that there's no other way to download it from a 3rd party source if it's been removed from the App Store LinkedIn: Jay Cuthrell : And so it begins... btw — it isn't just TikTok — it's ByteDance — 👇 — the list... #TikTok — #TikTokStudio — #TikTokShopSellerCenter … Forums: r/democrats : Saving TikTok- what's in it for Trump? r/Fauxmoi : TikTok appears to be coming back online just hours after President-elect Donald Trump pledged that he would sign an executive order Monday that aims to restore the banned app. r/apple : About availability of TikTok and ByteDance Ltd. apps in the United States - Apple Support See also Mediagazer