STORY: TikTok remained unavailable to download on Apple and Google devices in the United States Tuesday after President Donald Trump signed an executive order the previous day seeking to pause the U.S.

We (sort of) answer the burning questions about TikTok, which is back online in the United States (sort of). TikTok is back online — sort of. But also it’s still banned. Huh? You probably have some questions about this whole thing with TikTok. I (sort of) have answers.

Here's a 2025 conundrum for Apple, Google, and Oracle when it comes to TikTok: Do they follow President Trump's orders? Or do they follow the law?

Apple and Google removed TikTok from their app stores Saturday, complying with a law requiring China's ByteDance to divest the social app or see it face an effective ban in the U.S.

President Donald Trump signed an executive order Monday to keep TikTok operating for 75 days, a relief to the social media platform’s users even as national security questions persist.

President Trump signed an executive order on his first day in office that halts the ban on TikTok. But is TikTok actually "saved?"

President Donald Trump has issued an executive order telling the Department of Justice to not enforce a rule that demands TikTok spin off from its Chinese parent company ByteDance or face a ban.

A new report claims that Instagram is offering content creators $50,000 or more to leave TikTok and post on Reels instead.

According to Apple, the list of apps owned by ByteDance or its subsidiaries that the company has taken off its App Store include TikTok, TikTok Studio, TikTok Shop Seller Center, CapCut, Lemon8, Hypic, Lark - Team Collaboration, Lark - Rooms Display, Lark Rooms Controller, Gauth: AI Study Companion and MARVEL SNAP.

TikTok’s attempts to blame the government are deceiving. The law is not an actual ban, and Congress gave TikTok a straightforward path to continue operating as it always has: Sever ties with the Chinese government, and the restrictions will be immediately lifted.

Three days after ByteDance's TikTok went dark and then was quickly revived in the United States, users that deleted the app were anxiously checking iPhone and Android devices to find it still unavailable to be downloaded again.