TikTok was removed from Apple and Google’s app stores on Jan. 18 to comply with a law that requires ByteDance to divest the app or be banned in the U.S.

TikTok has returned to the Apple App Store and the Google Play Store in the U.S. The platform’s return marks a significant shift in the ongoing dialogue between U.S. authorities and Chinese tech companies, setting a new precedent for international tech relations.

Chinese-owned social media app TikTok reappeared on Apple and Google's app stores for U.S. customers four weeks after being removed in line with a bipartisan law banning the video-sharing platform unl