TikTok shuts down the US for 170millions users & disappears from Google and Apple app stores as ban comes into force
TIKTOK has shut down in the US for 170 million users as the federal ban came into force.
App users who tried logging on were simply met with a message telling them they could no longer use the video-sharing platform.
The ban has been enforced over security fears regarding the app due to its ownership by Chinese firm ByteDance.
But the app has been given hope after President-elect Donald Trump said he would “most likely” give TikTok a 90-day reprieve.
The outgoing Biden team has indicated it will leave enforcement of the law to the incoming Trump administration.
Other apps owned by ByteDance, including video editing app CapCut and lifestyle social app Lemon8, were also offline and unavailable in US app stores.
It is a promise TikTok cited in its notice posted to app users who tried to sign in late on Saturday.
In the message, TikTok said: ” A law banning TikTok has been enacted in the U.S. Unfortunately, you can’t use TikTok for now.
“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.”
Even if temporary, the unprecedented shutdown of TikTok, owned by is set to have a wide-ranging impact on US-China relations.
It will also impact the social media marketplace and millions of Americans who depend on the app economically and culturally.
The United States has never banned a major social media platform.
The law passed overwhelmingly by Congress gives the incoming Trump administration sweeping authority to ban or seek the sale of other Chinese-owned apps.
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