TikTok is closed.
The app went dark on Saturday night when users were greeted with a message that read: “A law has been passed banning TikTok in the US. Unfortunately, that means you can’t use TikTok for now. We are lucky that President Trump has indicated that he will work with us on a solution to restore TikTok once he takes office. Stay tuned!
Last year, Congress voted to ban the app in a move that reflected broader tensions between the U.S. and Chinese governments and concerns that the company was storing data on millions of Americans. The law said TikTok could continue in the United States only if TikTok’s parent company, Beijing-based ByteDance, sold its U.S. business.
The law takes effect Sunday, but although President-elect Trump urged the Supreme Court to intervene, the Court sided with Congress on Friday.
Trump has said he would like to “save” TikTok, which he credits with helping him gain support among young voters last year. To maintain it, the incoming Trump administration is considering an executive order that would repeal the ban, which was signed into law by President Joe Biden last April.
The incoming president said Sunday that he will “most likely” implement a 90-day extension to the ban.
Stay tuned.
