TikTok nears a potential U.S. ban as lawmakers push Apple and Google to remove the app. Learn how this could reshape the tech landscape.

In letters sent to Apple, Google, and TikTok itself, Members of Congress reiterate that a TikTok ban is coming in January, unless the Supreme Court steps in.

The chair and top Democrat on a U.S. House of Representatives committee on China told the CEOs of Google-parent Alphabet and Apple on Friday they must be ready to remove TikTok from their U.S. app stores on Jan.

Apple and Google have been directed to prepare for the potential removal of TikTok from their app stores due to security concerns. Explore the implications for users, creators, and the tech industry.

U.S. lawmakers have demanded Apple and Google remove TikTok from their app stores by Jan. 19 if ByteDance fails to divest its U.S. operations, following a federal court ruling citing national security concerns.

The US government is reminding Apple and Google that they need to remove TikTok from their app stores by January 19th. This is because a law passed earlier this year requires TikTok's parent company,

Lawmakers also chastised TikTok for dragging its feet on a divestiture. 'TokTok has had 233 days and counting to pursue a solution that protects US national security,' they wrote.

The chair and leading Democrat on a U.S. House committee focused on China dropped a serious message for the CEOs of Alphabet (Google’s parent company) and Apple on Friday: they better be ready to pull TikTok from their U.