US lawmakers tell Apple, Google to be ready to remove TikTok from app stores on January 19

A US House committee has given Alphabet and Apple a January 19 deadline to remove TikTok from their app stores if a court-ordered divestiture isn't completed. Lawmakers urged TikTok CEO Shou Zi Chew to sell the app, citing national security concerns and the need to protect 170 million American users from potential influence by the Chinese Communist Party.