President Donald Trump's executive order gave TikTok ... on their phones are being blocked from downloading the app through Google Play or the Apple App Store. Here's what's happening.

Tech giants Apple, Google, and Meta are seeking the support of the incoming President Donald Trump to counter the European Union’s strict regulatory policies. The tech giants intend to use the incoming administration’s influence to challenge the EU’s Digital Markets Act (DMA).

If you search for TikTok on the App Store, you’ll see a message saying, “TikTok and other ByteDance apps are not available in the country or region you’re in,” while Google Play says, “Downloads for this app are paused due to current US legal requirements.”

TikTok is back up and running for existing users in the US after President-elect Donald Trump promised to sign an executive order pausing its ban.

Trump signed his first wave of executive orders around 7 p.m. Monday, after his swearing-in ceremony a parade, and before the inaugural balls.

With President-elect Trump adding uncertainty around whether a TikTok ban will go into effect, the focus is now turning to companies like Google and Apple.

President-elect Donald Trump, who will assume office on Monday, says he is likely to provide a 90-day extension for the app. Chinese Embassy in the US condemns action

The United States of America has officially banned TikTok and removed it from app stores like Google Play Store and Apple Store. SA clapped for the ban.

The TikTok app is still not available in Google Play or Apple's App Store despite Trump's order halting the ban. Here's what's happening.

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Trump has previously promised to reinstate the 8,000 personnel who were discharged, with full backpay expected to be given. This move would follow his revoking of a mandate that federal workers must be vaccinated against Covid introduced by Joe Biden, one of a number of reversals of his predecessors policies.