President-elect Donald Trump said earlier in the day he would “most likely” give TikTok a 90-day reprieve from the ban after he takes office on Monday, a promise TikTok cited in a notice posted to users on the app.
TikTok stops working for US users hours before ban comes into effect Donald Trump might give TikTok a 90-day reprieve from the ban when he takes office on Monday.
TikTok stopped working in the United States late on Saturday and disappeared from Apple and Google app stores ahead of a law that takes effect on Sunday requiring the shutdown of the app used by 170 million Americans.
TikTok, which is owned by China’s ByteDance, told users attempting to use the app around 10.45pm ET (3.45am GMT): “A law banning TikTok has been enacted in the US.
Other apps owned by ByteDance, including video editing app Capcut and lifestyle social app Lemon8, were also offline and unavailable in US app stores as of late Saturday.
