TikTok stops working as US ban takes effect

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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