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Story summary
- Apple restricts iOS users in the United States from downloading ByteDance apps including Douyin and Doubao.
- The move follows a January agreement requiring TikTok to divest Chinese ownership of its US operations and extends to ByteDance apps not intended for US audiences.
- Users with Chinese App Store accounts are blocked from ByteDance app downloads and updates.
- Android users face less impact because they can download ByteDance apps from non-Google sources.
