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Google, Apple Restore TikTok to App Store

The Information · Erin Woo · last updated

Google and Apple have brought TikTok back to their app stores nearly a month after removing it following a congressional ban, according to a Google spokesperson and a review of the Apple app store.

It was not immediately clear what prompted the change. Apple said it would restore TikTok to its …

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