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TikTok has officially gone dark in the United States.
The social media platform became unavailable for some users Saturday evening ahead of the federal law banning the app in the United States taking effect.
“A law banning TikTok has been enacted in the U.S. Unfortunately, that means you can’t use TikTok for now,” an alert read.
“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!” it added.
NEW — TikTok is no longer available in the U.S. pic.twitter.com/aw0qZYq0eC
— Chief Nerd (@TheChiefNerd) January 19, 2025
A closer look:
Per ABC News:
Of the 170 million users in the United States, it wasn’t immediately clear how many still were able to use the platform late Saturday night.
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.
The Biden administration said it wouldn’t enforce the ban before Donald Trump takes office on Monday, but the social media company said it needed more “definitive” assurance from the federal government to stay online.
White House Press Secretary Karine Jean-Pierre called TikTok’s demand “a stunt” earlier in the day on Saturday.
TikTok has been taken offline in the US.
Follow: @AFpost pic.twitter.com/l0YONUMi0q
— AF Post (@AFpost) January 19, 2025
🚨 #BREAKING: TikTok has OFFICIALLY been banned in the United States
All 170+ MILLION users now receive a message when opening the app praising President Trump for indicating he will work with them on a fix when he takes office.
WOW. pic.twitter.com/J2J5C3CdCM
— Nick Sortor (@nicksortor) January 19, 2025
From the New York Post:
Shortly before 11 p.m., US users were greeted with a message that said: “Sorry TikTok isn’t available right now” and the site was otherwise unusable.
It came about an hour after they warned users of an imminent shut down.
“We regret that a U.S. law banning TikTok will take effect on January 19 and force us to make our services temporarily unavailable,” the company said in a message sent to users earlier Saturday night.
“We’re working to restore our service in the U.S. as soon as possible, and we appreciate your support.”
After the shutdown, they updated their message to say: “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!”
They also gave a link where users can log in to download their data.