# 2025-02087: TikTok Banned from US App Stores: ByteDance Faces Crackdown

2025-02087, Application of Protecting Americans From Foreign Adversary Controlled Applications Act to TikTok, is a Federal Register presidential document from Executive Office of the President published 2025-01-30, effective 2025-01-20 (as of 2026-11-04).

- Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/federal-register/2025-02087
- As of: 2026-11-04
- Plain-text twin of the page above; the HTML and this file carry the same facts.

## Facts
- Document number: 2025-02087
- Title: Application of Protecting Americans From Foreign Adversary Controlled Applications Act to TikTok
- Type: Presidential Document
- Agencies: Executive Office of the President
- Citation: unknown
- Published: 2025-01-30
- Effective: 2025-01-20
- Comments close: not stated
- Significant: no
- Touches household money: no
- Regulation identifier numbers: none
- Last updated: 2026-11-04

## In one line

TikTok Banned from US App Stores: ByteDance Faces Crackdown

## Summary

Starting January 19, 2025, the U.S. government is cracking down on TikTok and any apps linked to its China-based parent company, ByteDance. These apps can no longer be updated, maintained, or distributed through U.S. app stores or internet services to protect national security. This means TikTok and similar apps face big changes that could affect how Americans use them and how companies handle these apps.

## Effects PRIA read

- 75‑Day Moratorium on Federal Enforcement: benefit, medium. The President ordered the Attorney General not to enforce the Protecting Americans from Foreign Adversary Controlled Applications Act for 75 days starting January 20, 2025. During this period, the Department of Justice will not take action or impose penalties for distributing, maintaining, or updat…
- Retroactive Protection From Penalties: benefit, medium. The order directs that the Department of Justice shall not impose penalties or take enforcement action for any conduct that occurred during the 75‑day moratorium or at any time before the order, including conduct from January 19, 2025 until the signing of the order. The Attorney General is also dir…
- Act Covers ByteDance‑Operated Apps: mixed, low. The Act defines a "Foreign Adversary Controlled Application" to include websites, desktop applications, mobile applications, and augmented or immersive technology applications operated directly or indirectly by ByteDance Ltd. or TikTok. The Executive Order notes the prohibitions in section 2(a) of…

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## Sources
- [2025-02087 on federalregister.gov](https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2025/01/30/2025-02087/application-of-protecting-americans-from-foreign-adversary-controlled-applications-act-to-tiktok)
- [2025-02087 as published (PDF)](https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2025-01-30/pdf/2025-02087.pdf)

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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/federal-register/2025-02087 (as of 2026-11-04).