After several attempts, finally came the moment when ByteDance's platform, TikTok disappears from the United States after a legal battle.
Owned by China’s ByteDance, TikTok warned that it would “go dark” on Sunday (January 19) as the Supreme Court upheld the ban unless the outgoing U.S. administration decides
TikTok stopped working in the US and was removed from app stores due to a new law with its associate apps also affected. Trump hinted at a possible 90-day extension.
WASHINGTON: TikTok stopped working in the United States late on Saturday and disappeared from Apple and Google
TikTok officially stopped operating in the United States (U.S.) on Saturday night and disappeared from the Apple and Google app stores.
The 13th District Court of Appeals ruled the state of Texas cannot sue Google for deceptive business practices. The court determined the state lacks the jurisdiction to bring the suit. Texas sued Google in 2022, claiming the company lied to users about how and when their data was tracked.
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Washington. With uncertainty looming over whether a TikTok ban in the United States will go into effect, attention has shifted to tech giants like Apple and Google, which are expected to remove the app from their platforms on Sunday.
Millions of TikTok users in the United States are no longer able to watch videos on the social media platform as a federal ban on the immensely popular app takes effect.
When users opened the TikTok app on Saturday, they encountered a pop-up message that said, “Sorry, TikTok isn't available right now.” View on euronews
Users in the U.S. who opened the app Saturday night were greeted with a message with the headline, “Sorry, TikTok isn’t available right now.”
TikTok went offline in the United States Saturday night, less than two hours before a ban was slated to go into effect.