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TikTok was already banned once by Trump. It was removed from app stores for new downloads but still worked if already installed.

ETA: Here’s one article I was able to find about it buried under more recent ones. I’m not sure how long it was removed for, but I do remember checking the Apple App Store at the time and not being able to find it, though it still worked if already installed.

https://www.rollingstone.com/culture/culture-news/trump-tikt...

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This never happened.

Would someone do that, go on the internet and tell lies?

Technically, Trump did ban TikTok in the sense that he filed an executive order on August 21, 2020. But before it went into effect, Biden signed an executive order revoking the Trump administration ban.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Donald_Trump%E2%80%93TikTok_co...

An injunction against the order was granted by the courts, it would have probably been struck down by a judgement even if Biden didn’t rescind Trump’s order. Executive orders just can’t do those kinds of things.

Here’s the source for The Rolling Stones article about it.

https://www.nbcnews.com/tech/tech-news/us-start-blocking-tik...

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