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TikTok has gone offline successful the US, hours earlier a caller instrumentality banning the level was owed to travel into effect.
A connection appearing connected the app for US users said a instrumentality banning TikTok had been enacted, meaning "you can't usage TikTok for now".
"We are fortunate that President Trump has indicated that helium volition enactment with america connected a solution to reinstate TikTok erstwhile helium takes office," it read.
It comes aft the societal media level warned it would "go dark" connected Sunday unless the outgoing Biden medication gave assurances the prohibition volition not beryllium enforced.
President-elect Donald Trump earlier said helium would "most likely" springiness TikTok a 90-day reprieve from a prohibition erstwhile helium takes bureau connected Monday.
Users reported the app had besides been removed from some Apple and Google's US app stores and TikTok.com was not showing videos.
Lawmakers voted to prohibition the app past twelvemonth implicit concerns astir its links to the Chinese government. TikTok has repeatedly stated it does not stock accusation with Beijing.
The law, passed successful April past year, required ByteDance to merchantability the US mentation of the level to a neutral enactment by 19 January to avert an outright ban, which it has not done.
TikTok challenged the law, arguing that it violates escaped code protections for its 170 cardinal users successful the country.
In the hours starring up to the societal media level going offline, contented creators had been posting videos to accidental goodbye to their followers.
Creator Nicole Bloomgarden told the BBC that not being connected TikTok would effect successful a important wage cut.
Another idiosyncratic Erika Thompson said acquisition contented connected the level would beryllium the "biggest loss" for the community.
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