US delays TikTok Apple, Google app store ban until September 27

A reflection of the US flag is seen on the sign of the TikTok app.Credit: Reuters

The US Commerce Department on Saturday announced a one-week delay until September 27 in an order issued Friday that was set to require Apple Inc and Alphabet Inc's Google to remove the TikTok app for download.

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The order said in "light of recent positive developments" and at US President Donald Trump's direction the order will be delayed until September 27 at 11:59 pm. A person briefed on the matter said the delay gives TikTok owner ByteDance, Oracle and Walmart time to finalize the deal to create a new company called TikTok Global to handle TikTok's US operations.

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