TikTok has gone offline in the US, hours before a new law banning the platform was due to come into effect.
A message displayed to U.S. TikTok users announced that a law banning the platform had taken effect, stating, “You can’t use TikTok for now.” The message also expressed optimism, saying, “We are fortunate that President Trump has indicated he will work with us on a solution to reinstate TikTok once he takes office.” This follows TikTok’s warning that it would “go dark” on Sunday unless the outgoing Biden administration provided assurances the ban would not be enforced. President-elect Donald Trump has indicated he would “most likely” grant TikTok a 90-day reprieve from the ban after taking office on Monday.
Users reported the app had also been removed from both Apple and Google’s US app stores and TikTok.com was not showing videos.