TikTok ban: "A law banning TikTok has been enacted in the US. Unfortunately, that means you can't use the TikTok app for now,” reads the notification whenever US based users attempt to load the app.
However, TikTok is not the only app to flash the warning. Several other apps owned by TikTok's parent company, ByteDance, such as Lemon 8, CapCut among others have also been blocked for US based users, reported Wired.
TikTok officially suspended its services in the United States after months of deliberations. The social media app used by 170 million Americans was shut down just around the time the official implementation of the federal ban was set to take effect, from January 19, Sunday.
In addition to TikTok, here's the list of other apps owned by TikTok parent company Byte Dance that have gone dark in the US:
5. Lark is a workspace communications app, which is very similar to Slack.
6. Melolo, Fizzo, MyTopia Books- These apps enable users to read online fiction novels, and watch short dramas.
7. Tokopedia is one of Indonesia’s largest ecommerce platforms. It was acquired by ByteDance in December 2023 after the Indonesian government banned Tokopedia citing “the need to protect smaller merchants and users’ data," reported Wired.
TikTok and other apps owned by ByteDance have gone dark in US after the country's lawmakers ruled it was a national security risk because of the parent company's ties to the Chinese government, which ByteDance has however denied.
Donald Trump vowed to “save” TikTok, and told NBC news he will "most likely" give TikTok a 90-day reprieve from the ban which came into effect on Sunday, January 19. The law allows the president, under some circumstances, to grant a one-time extension of up to 90 days regarding the date when the law goes into effect.
“The 90-day extension is something that will be most likely done, because it's appropriate,” Trump told NBC News, adding that if he goes ahead with the extension, it would be done on Monday, January 20, the day of his inauguration.
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