Justice Department Apologizes for TikTok Ban

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Here are the letters that convinced Google and Apple to keep TikTok online

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The US Department of Justice sent letters to Google , Apple , Amazon , and several other companies to assuage their concerns about breaking a law that banned US web services from working with TikTok .

The law was intended to force a sale of TikTok from its Chinese parent company, ByteDance , due to national security concerns.

The letters promise to release companies from responsibility for violating the law.

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