A group of US lawmakers has sent a letter to Google and Apple urging them to be prepared to remove the TikTok app from their app stores by January 19th, 2024. This move follows a federal court ruling earlier this year that ordered ByteDance, the parent company of TikTok, to divest its US operations to avoid a ban. The lawmakers argue that TikTok's ties to the Chinese government pose a significant security risk to US users, citing concerns over data collection and potential espionage. While neither Google nor Apple has publicly commented on the issue, the pressure on the tech giants grows ahead of the looming deadline. As the US-Sino tech rivalry intensifies, the fate of TikTok in the US market remains uncertain.