TikTok stops working as US ban takes effect
Watch: How TikTok 'went dark' in the US
A new US law banning TikTok has come into effect, hours after the popular app stopped working across the country.
On Saturday night, a message appeared on TikTok for US users saying that a law banning TikTok had been passed, meaning "you can't use TikTok now".
The video-sharing app was banned because of its links to the Chinese government. It had until January 19 to sell to an approved US buyer to avoid the ban.
President Joe Biden had said he would leave the issue to his successor, Donald Trump. The president-elect said he would "probably" give TikTok a 90-day suspension after taking office on Monday.
"The 90-day extension is something that will very likely be done, because it's approved," Trump told NBC News on Saturday.
"If I decide to do it, I'll probably announce it on Monday."
Users reported that the app was also removed from Apple and Google's App Stores in the United States and that TikTok.com was no longer serving videos, per the terms of the ban.
"We are pleased that President Trump has indicated that he will work with us on a solution to restore TikTok once he takes office," the app said in a statement.
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