TikTok can dodge the ban by reducing the ownership Chinese entities have in its US operations, and Trump has described those negotiations as ongoing. Early this year, TikTok disappeared from the US app stores of Apple and Google after the ban went into effect. The disclosures show the first letters were dated January 30 and sent to four companies—Microsoft, Google, Apple, and content delivery network provider Fastly. In early April, Trump extended the negotiating window for a TikTok sale and further delayed enforcement of the ban. He worries that the promises from Bondi are nonbinding and that Trump or a future president could end up prosecuting tech companies that are currently supporting TikTok.