Tiktok said Friday that it allows our Android users to download and connect to short video apps through a package suite on their website to avoid restrictions on popular platforms in the country.
Apple and Google have not restored Tiktok to their app stores because U.S. law came into effect on January 19, requiring its Chinese owners to sell it on national security grounds or face a ban.
Donald Trump, who took office the day after the law came into effect, signed an executive order requiring a 75-day delay in the enforcement of the law.
Trump said he was talking to multiple people about Tiktok’s purchase and could make a decision this month about the future of the app. It has approximately 170 million US users.
The president signed an executive order on Monday to establish a sovereign wealth fund next year, saying it could buy Tiktok.
U.S. officials warn that in rare cases, data from Americans are likely to be abused.
Advocates of freedom of speech oppose the ban on Tiktok under the law, which was passed by the vast majority of Congress and signed by then-President Joe Biden.
The company said U.S. officials misunderstood their connections to China, believing that its content recommendation engine and user data are stored on U.S. cloud servers operated by Oracle, and that content audits have been made in the U.S. that affect U.S. users. decision making.
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