In a significant move, TikTok has suspended its services for US users citing a newly enacted law prohibiting the app's use, as the platform awaited potential intervention from incoming President Trump.
TikTok Suspends Service in the US Ahead of Ban Implementation
TikTok Suspends Service in the US Ahead of Ban Implementation
The popular video-sharing app TikTok has gone offline in the United States as a new law outlawing the platform approaches enactment.
TikTok, one of the leading social media platforms with around 170 million users in the US, is now offline just hours ahead of a law set to ban it. Upon attempting to access the app, users were met with a message stating that "you can't use TikTok for now." The law, upheld by the Supreme Court, mandates that TikTok's Chinese parent company, ByteDance, must divest its US operations by January 19 to prevent a full ban.
In a preemptive move, TikTok informed users it would "go dark" unless the outgoing Biden administration retracted the enforcement of the ban. President-elect Donald Trump noted he might grant TikTok a 90-day pause on the ban once sworn in. This announcement came as the app was also removed from the Google US App Store, with TikTok's website failing to display videos, signaling its operational shutdown. TikTok has persistently challenged the legality of the ban, framing it as a violation of free speech rights for its substantial user base.
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In a preemptive move, TikTok informed users it would "go dark" unless the outgoing Biden administration retracted the enforcement of the ban. President-elect Donald Trump noted he might grant TikTok a 90-day pause on the ban once sworn in. This announcement came as the app was also removed from the Google US App Store, with TikTok's website failing to display videos, signaling its operational shutdown. TikTok has persistently challenged the legality of the ban, framing it as a violation of free speech rights for its substantial user base.
As this story develops, more information will be provided, and readers can stay updated through the BBC News App or by following their breaking news alerts.
