TikTok goes down in US as ban kicks in - two hours ahead of schedule TikTok is officially out of action for its U.S. devotees, delivering the bombshell message to app users, "A law banning TikTok has been enacted in the U.S.
Hitting the "learn more" button transports users to TikTok's website, which displays the same notice under the heading "Sorry, TikTok isn't available right now," and adds the line, "In the meantime, you can still log in to download your data.".
Unfortunately, that means you can't use TikTok for now," Users are greeted with two options at the bottom: "Learn more" and "Close app.".
Reports of outages remained at the baseline level, which is between 20 and 30, until about 8:30 pm, when a small spike of about 350 users reported issues with accessing the app.
In a surprising move, the developers have tipped their hats to President-elect Donald Trump, saying, "We are fortunate that President Trump has indicated that he will work with us on a solution to reinstate TikTok once he takes office.
