Fri Jan 24 15:00:00 IST 2025: ## Tech Giants Divided on TikTok’s Fate After Trump’s Intervention
**San Francisco, CA –** Tech companies are taking diverging approaches to President Trump’s recent announcement that the US government will not enforce a national security order impacting TikTok. While Oracle, a cloud services provider for TikTok, has kept the app operational following a brief outage, Apple and Google have yet to reinstate TikTok to their app stores, leaving the app unavailable for new users for five days.
The conflicting responses follow a January 19th ban that led Apple and Google to remove the app from their respective app stores. President Trump’s subsequent statement suggested the ban would not be enforced, seemingly giving the green light for TikTok’s continued operation in the US. However, Apple and Google have remained cautious, choosing to maintain the app’s removal from their platforms despite the President’s assurances. This leaves users unable to download the app via these major app stores. Oracle’s decision to continue supporting TikTok highlights the differing interpretations of the President’s statement among tech giants. The situation remains fluid, with the future availability of TikTok on Apple and Google’s platforms unclear.
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