TikTok returns on Apple, Google US app stores as Trump delays ban<br />Feb 13 (Reuters) - TikTok returned to the U.S. app stores of Apple and Google on Thursday as President Donald Trump delayed a ban on the Chinese-owned social media app and assured the tech giants they would not be fined for distributing or maintaining it.<br />The popular short video app used by nearly half of all Americans went dark briefly last month, before a law took effect on January 19 that requires its Chinese owner ByteDance either to sell it on national security grounds or face a ban.The following day, Trump signed an executive order seeking to delay the enforcement of the ban by 75 days, allowing TikTok to continue its operations in the U.S. temporarily.<br />Although TikTok resumed service after Trump's assurances, Google (GOOGL.O), opens new tab and Apple (AAPL.O), opens new tab kept the app removed from their U.S. app stores.<br /><br />apple tiktok app store<br />is tiktok back in the app store<br />who bought tiktok<br />tiktok back on app store<br />is tiktok back on the app store<br />tiktok app store<br />tiktok back in app store<br />tiktok back on apple store