TikTok remains unavailable for download in the US app store despite a 75-day delay in the ban signed by President Trump. Some users are unhappy with the intervention and are abandoning the app, while others attempt to access it via VPNs or by changing device locations. Meanwhile, second-hand devices with TikTok pre-installed are being sold on eBay for up to $50,000. Potential buyers, including Elon Musk and the Project Liberty consortium, are still in acquisition talks.

PANews reported on January 22 that Reuters reported that TikTok is still unavailable for download in the US app store, even though President Trump has signed an executive order to delay the ban for 75 days. Some users expressed dissatisfaction with Trump's intervention and announced that they would abandon TikTok, while others tried to re-access it through VPN or modify the device location. In addition, sellers are selling second-hand devices with TikTok pre-installed on eBay for up to $50,000. At the same time, potential buyers, including Elon Musk and the Project Liberty consortium, are still in acquisition negotiations.

TikTok Unavailable in US App Store; Pre-Installed Devices Sold for $50,000