TikTok Disconnects Access To Users As US Ban Comes Into Effect

A law banning TikTok has been enacted in the US. Unfortunately, that means you can't use TikTok for now. We are fortunate that President Trump has indicated that he will work with us on a solution to reinstate TikTok once he takes office. Please stay tuned!”

it said

I think that would be, certainly, an option that we look at. The 90-day extension is something that will be most likely done, because it's appropriate,

he said, ahead of Monday's inauguration

We regret that a US law banning TikTok will take effect on January 19 and force us to make our services temporarily unavailable,

read a notification to US users who opened the app Saturday night

Congress wrote this law to be virtually president-proof,

warned Adam Kovacevich, chief executive of industry trade group Chamber of Progress

We're working to restore our service in the US as soon as possible, and we appreciate your support. Please stay tuned,

the message added

Sorry, TikTok isn't available right now ... In the meantime, you can still log in to download your data."

Tapping the "learn more" prompt redirects users to TikTok's website where the statement reappears under the title

First Vine now TikTok those were the two best video platforms ever and now they're gone."

A third user shared their disappointment, stating

On behalf of everyone at TikTok and all our users across the country, I want to thank President Trump for his commitment to work with us to find a solution that keeps TikTok available in the United States,

he said in a video posted to TikTok

I’d drop-ship my DNA to the front door of the Chinese Communist party before I watch an Instagram Reel.”

As one user put it

A law banning TikTok has been enacted in the U.S.,

the message continued

China is adapting in real-time to the ruling,

said Craig Singleton, a China expert at the Foundation for Defense of Democracies think tank, which submitted a brief in the case against TikTok

Oh my god, I'm speechless,

said Lourd Asprec, 21, of Houston, who has amassed 16.3 million followers on TikTok and makes an estimated $80,000 a year from the platform

Beijing needs TikTok more than Washington does,

said Michael Sobolik, a senior fellow and expert in U.S.-China relations at the Hudson Institute think tank

This decision’s going to be made by the next president anyway,

Biden told reporters

There’s not a whole lot of transparency going on, which makes the ban all that much more frustrating,

he said

It’s kind of just accepting that you have to walk into a new arena and hope to find an audience there,

she said

I know so many teachers who have been able to make a second income with this app,

she said,

Authoritarian regimes should not have unfettered access to millions of Americans’ sensitive data,

Garland said in a statement

I'm going to save TikTok."

During his 2024 campaign, Trump joined the app and said in a video posted in June

We're hoping that upping that limit up to three minutes will help you to tell the stories that you really want to tell,

Mosseri said in a video message