After a 12-hour outage, TikTok users faced difficulties in re-downloading the app. Many panicked, thinking the platform was gone for good. When access was restored, those who deleted TikTok found it missing from the App Store post-outage, despite desperate pleas for reinstallation workarounds. Users even offered cash for devices still having the app. Apple's recent policy announcement under the Protecting Americans from Foreign Adversary Controlled Applications Act complicated the situation, indicating regulatory challenges for TikTok's availability in the US.
I deleted TikTok and now I can't get it back! I will pay someone $5,000 for an iPhone 16 Pro Max with TikTok still installed.
There's no way to get it back. It's not in the App Store.
Apple is obligated to follow the laws in the jurisdictions where it operates, referencing the Protecting Americans from Foreign Adversary Controlled Applications Act.
TikTok went dark for 12 hours, inciting mass panic among content creators as they received notifications that the app was no longer available in the US.
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