TikTok is now available for download in the U.S. once more. Bloomberg reports that Apple and Google have restored the popular video-sharing app to the Apple App and Google Play stores as of Thursday evening, after it was initially removed in January.

The recent U.S. ban on TikTok, followed by a dramatic 75-day enforcement pause, has reignited the debate over national security, tech regulation, and the

As TikTok disappeared from phones throughout the United States on Jan. 18, students at California State University, East Bay were worried that this was the beginning of a new form of social media censorship.

Albania has enforced a one-year ban on TikTok, citing concerns over cyberbullying and youth violence. The decision follows a November 2023 incident where a dispute on social media led to a fatal stabbing.

The federal government has been accused of making a "sweetheart deal" to exempt YouTube from the teen social media ban, as YouTube's competitors kick off a co-ordinated public campaign against the move.