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How the US TikTok Ban Would Actually Work

ID: 59855fcc-1ef2-5420-b51a-af8088bb4885

STIX ID: report--59855fcc-1ef2-5420-b51a-af8088bb4885

Feed Name: WIRED Security

Date Published: 2025-01-09

Date Updated: 2026-04-26

Author: Matt Burgess

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The report outlines a proposed U.S. legal approach to restrict TikTok by prohibiting app distribution, updates, and hosting services—potentially via Apple’s App Store, Google Play, and cloud/hosting providers—without outlawing possession of the app. It highlights the practical effects of blocking updates (feature, bug, and security fixes), the broad definition of “hosting,” and notes TikTok’s use of Oracle cloud for U.S. data, while the companies involved largely declined to comment.

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