Apple Updates TestFlight to Block Access to TikTok Beta in U.S.

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Apple tonight updated its beta testing app TestFlight, seemingly to block U.S.users from accessing the TikTok beta on the iPhone and other devices.

This development comes after Apple removed TikTok from the App Store in the U.S.earlier tonight.In the U.S., a law banning TikTok unless Chinese company ByteDance divests ownership of the platform takes effect Sunday, January 19.

The app is "temporarily unavailable" in the U.S., according to an in-app notice being shown to users tonight.

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Author / Journalist: Joe Rossignol

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Published On: 2025-01-18 @ 21:10:39 (1 days ago)

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