summarize
-
TikTok stops working in the US On Saturday, January 18
-
This is because of the TikTok ban recently upheld by the Supreme Court.
-
President Trump has indicated he may try to bring the app back. But no return date has been announced.
A wildly successful social media/video app. tick tock No longer available in the United States as of 10:00 PM CST on Saturday, January 18. Musical.ly's successor, TikTok, has exploded in popularity during the pandemic. It quickly became one of the most used apps in the world. Hundreds of millions of people use TikTok every day, but unfortunately for fans, the app has been a political target for years.
TikTok was developed by Chinese company ByteDance, which has been accused by some politicians of collecting user data for the Chinese government. TikTok itself has strongly denied these accusations. But that didn't stop the case from proceeding all the way to the Supreme Court. Supreme Court unanimously rules that TikTok ban proposal can proceed President Biden has indicated that his administration will not enforce the ban. And incoming President Trump suggested he might do something to keep the app online. However, TikTok is no longer available in the US as of this writing.

related
Pokemon said goodbye to TikTok in the most heartbreaking way possible.
The official Pokemon TikTok account bids farewell to fans in the United States as the nationwide ban on the social media app comes to an end.
TikTok crashed at approximately 10:00 PM CST on Saturday, January 18. The ban on TikTok in the United States made the app unusable. This means that users cannot scroll through the For Your Page to access recorded videos. or chat with friends anymore. When trying to use TikTok in the United States Users will be greeted with a message saying, “Sorry, TikTok is currently unavailable. A ban on TikTok has been enacted in the United States. Unfortunately, that means you can't use TikTok right now. We're lucky that the president Rump has stated that he will work with us on a resolution to reinstate TikTok when he takes office. Stay tuned!”
Is TikTok down now?
-
TikTok is no longer available in the United States as of January 18th.
Before TikTok was banned, one proposed solution was for ByteDance to sell the app to an American company. This did not happen. Therefore, it is unclear what needs to be done to reinstate the app. Presumably, Trump tries to do so. Meanwhile, angry TikTok users found their own ways to protest the ban. There were face-to-face protests. But users also started downloading Rednote en Masse. Rednote for starters is very similar to TikTok, but is directly targeting users in China.
Unfortunately, TikTok is currently unavailable. A law banning TikTok has been enacted in the United States. Unfortunately, that means you can't use TikTok right now. We're lucky that President Trump has indicated he will work with us. to find ways to reinstate TikTok once he takes office Please stay tuned!
Whether Trump can bring TikTok back remains to be seen. But it will definitely be interesting to see what happens in the coming days and weeks. In the meantime, MrBeast teased that he is talking with the billionaire about the possibility of buying TikTok himself, but that's difficult. To say whether something like that actually happened or not, TikTok users in the United States are currently unable to use the app, and No return date has been announced.–