TikTok is down and has been erased from Apple and Google’s app storefronts, the App Store and Play Store respectively. Earlier this evening, TikTok users saw a message when opening the app that said the app would be “temporarily unavailable” in the U.S. In this message, TikTok said that it was working to restore the service in the U.S. as soon as possible and ended the message by saying, “Please stay tuned.”
A second message, titled “Sorry, TikTok isn’t available right now,” stated that a law banning TikTok has been enacted in the U.S. “Unfortunately that means you can’t use TikTok for now.” This message went on to say, “We are fortunate that President Trump has indicated that he will work with us in a solution to reinstate TikTok once he takes office. Please stay tuned!” Trump will become president once again when he is inaugurated on Monday.
TikTok goes dark on Saturday night. | Image credit-PhoneArena
Earlier Saturday, president-elect Trump said that he will “most likely” give TikTok a 90-day extension giving it more time to find a U.S.-based buyer. A law signed by President Joe Biden back in April gave TikTok until January 19th to find a buyer who would take the popular short-form video app out of the hands of Chinese company ByteDance. U.S. lawmakers fear that ByteDance is collecting personal data belonging to TikTok users in the states including the data belonging to children and teen users. Another worry is that U.S. children are getting brainwashed from watching Chinese propaganda streamed on the site.
TikTok has over 170 million monthly users in the U.S.
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