TikTok tells users it will be ‘temporarily unavailable' when ban starts Sunday
TikTok users are seeing an alert that the app that services around 170 million Americans will become “temporarily unavailable” when the government’s ban goes into effect Jan. 19, signaling that the app could go dark before President-elect Donald Trump gets sworn in on Jan.
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TikTok is down in the United States. What does that mean for you? The app has stopped working because of a federal law that called for TikTok to be banned if it didn’t find a new owner that isn’t Chinese.
TikTok makes app unavailable for U.S. users ahead of ban
TikTok was not available for many of its 170 million users in the U.S. hours before a ban on the social media platform was supposed to go into effect.
TikTok goes dark for some users ahead of ban
The Supreme Court on Friday upheld a law set to ban TikTok unless the platform severs ties with China-based parent company ByteDance by Sunday. MORE: Trump says he'll 'likely' giv
TikTok shuts down as U.S. ban takes effect
App executives had discussed taking the platform offline on Sunday to highlight the impact of the restriction, but the plans had not been final.
TikTok goes offline in the US hours before ban due to come in
TikTok has gone offline in the US, hours before a new law banning the platform was due to come into effect. A message appearing on the app for US users said a law banning TikTok had been enacted, meaning "you can't use TikTok for now".
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