TikTok went dark in the U.S. on Saturday (Jan 18) before a federal ban on the Chinese owned short-video app took effect, cutting off access to the platform that captivated nearly half of all Americans.
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00:00Sorry, TikTok isn't available right now.
00:03TikTok went dark in the United States on Saturday
00:06and disappeared from Apple and Google app stores
00:09ahead of a law that takes effect Sunday
00:11requiring the shutdown of the app used by 170 million Americans.
00:16President-elect Donald Trump on Saturday
00:19said that he would most likely give TikTok
00:21a 90-day reprieve from the ban after he takes office on Monday.
00:25TikTok, owned by China's ByteDance,
00:28informed users that the app is currently unavailable in the U.S.
00:32due to a newly enacted ban.
00:34The platform mentioned that TikTok cannot be used for now
00:37but expressed optimism,
00:39stating that President Trump has committed to working on a solution
00:43to restore access once he assumes office.
00:46Users are advised to stay tuned for updates.
00:49The ban came after an April law signed by President Joe Biden
00:53marking the first time the U.S. has sought to restrict access to an app
00:57with over 170 million domestic users.