TikTok goes dark for some users ahead of ban
TikTok Shuts Down In US Before Ban Takes Effect—Here’s What To Know
TikTok goes dark in the US with ban set to go into effect
TikTok voluntarily shuts down in the U.S. as divest-or-ban law set to take effect
Users in the U.S. who opened the app were greeted with a message that read, "Sorry, TikTok isn't available right now."
TikTok Starts Going Dark in the U.S.
The popular video app stopped working shortly after signaling to users it might go offline, with a federal law barring U.S. companies from hosting or distributing TikTok set to take effect on Sunday.
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TikTok is down in the US
Inside TikTok, an email to employees said that “President Trump has indicated that he will work with us on a solution to reinstate TikTok once he takes office” on the 20th, an
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TikTok says it’s going offline in the US
TikTok says it is officially going dark in the United States now that a federal ban of the app is going into effect. Around 6 PM Pacific time, the app began notifying people in the US, including Verge staffers,
TikTok goes dark in the US
TikTok’s app was removed from prominent app stores on Saturday just before a federal law that would have banned the popular social media platform was scheduled to go into effect.
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On Saturday, TikTok users in the United States scrolled through the app in its final hours after the Supreme Court on Friday upheld a law that required ByteDance, TikTok’s Chinese parent company, to sell the app by Sunday or otherwise face a ban. The mood among users was relatively somber, at least by TikTok’s typically unserious standards.
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The rise - and potential fall - of TikTok in the US
Challenges came in tandem with TikTok’s success. U.S. officials expressed concerns about the company’s roots and ownership, pointing to laws in China that require Chinese companies to hand over data requested by the government. Another concern became the proprietary algorithm that populates what users see on the app.