UPDATE: TikTok says announced it was coming back online after President-Elect Donald Trump vowed to halt ban. The social media platform thanked the president-elect for giving companies enough assurance to restore services.
ORIGINAL STORY: TikTok went dark for users across the U.S. late Saturday as the app notified users of a ban that went into effect just days before President-elect Trump’s inauguration.
Users who tried to utilize the app on Saturday night received the following message: “Sorry, TikTok isn’t available right now. A law banning TikTok has been enacted in the U.S. Unfortunately, that means you can’t use TikTok for now.”
The app gave a shout-out to Trump, saying: “We are fortunate that President Trump has indicated that he will work with us on a solution to reinstate TikTok once he takes office. Please stay tuned!”
The TikTok app was not available on Apple and Google’s app stores by 10:50 p.m. EST, as the stores are prohibited from offering the app under a bipartisan law signed by President Biden last spring that required TikTok’s China-based parent company, ByteDance, to sell the platform by Sunday or face a U.S. ban. Internet hosting services are also banned from offering the service to American users.
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Good riddance
Chi-Com tok and all associated programs need to go away. Good riddance indeed. Just cut the cord to the Chi-Coms and trade too.