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Apple and Google remove apps by the Chinese company ByteDance, including TikTok, Lemon8, and CapCut, from

Internet censorship in the United States — Apple and Google remove apps by the Chinese company ByteDance, including TikTok, Lemon8, and CapCut, from their app stores in the United States to comply with the Protecting Americ

Published January 18, 2025· Updated October 28, 2026·1 min read

Context: Internet censorship in the United States.

Apple and Google remove apps by the Chinese company ByteDance, including TikTok, Lemon8, and CapCut, from their app stores in the United States to comply with the Protecting Americans from Foreign Adversary Controlled Applications Act. [https://www.reuters.com/technology/tiktok-faces-us-ban-deadline-users-brace-fallout-2025-01-18/ (Reuters)] [https://www.cnbc.com/2025/01/18/apple-google-remove-tiktok-from-stores-as-app-halts-service-in-us.html (CNBC)]

Event summary via Wikipedia Current Events (2025-01-18).