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Simply hours earlier than Jan. 19, after the Supreme Court docket upheld a regulation that will require TikTok be offered to a U.S.-held firm as a way to stay lively within the nation, a nationwide ban of the favored video sharing app formally went into impact.
Now, when customers open the app, they’re met with a message—and no video content material. “Sorry, TikTok is not obtainable proper now,” the be aware started. “A regulation banning TikTok has been enacted within the U.S. Sadly, meaning you’ll be able to’t use TikTok for now.”
Sure, for now. “We’re lucky that President [Donald] Trump has indicated that he’ll work with us on an answer to reinstate TikTok as soon as he takes workplace [Jan. 20],” the message continued. “Please keep tuned!”
Final April, President Joe Biden signed the regulation handed by congress that will prohibit web internet hosting platforms to distribute and repair TikTok whereas it remained below the possession of its Chinese language father or mother firm, ByteDance, citing nationwide safety considerations.
