TikTok’s uncertain future in the US has caused a surge in people putting the app on their phones through unofficial means, the BBC has been told.
An executive order from President Donald Trump means the social media platform can be used in the US despite the Supreme Court upholding a law which will see it sold or banned.
Even so, Apple and Google are preventing new downloads of the app meaning people are increasingly turning to a technique called “sideloading” if they want to get it for the first time or reload it to a new device.
It involves users turning to third-party sites, which are sometimes referred to as black markets, rather than official retailers to get hold of software.
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