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TikTok stops working for US users, disappears from Apple, Google stores
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Apple, Google remove TikTok from stores as app halts service in US
Google Play Store now says TikTok ‘isn’t available’
TikTok Lite and TikTok Shop Seller Center have also been removed from the Play Store. Visiting a direct link returns the below message. As of Saturday evening (PT), there are no longer any apps published by TikTok Pte. Ltd. in the US.
TikTok's U.S. ban arrived earlier than expected, logging users out abruptly on Saturday night before midnight ET. See how users are reacting to the sudden shutdown.
Users were unable to access TikTok Saturday, instead seeing a pop-up message on their screens saying "a law banning TikTok has been enacted."
The Chinese-owned company said it would cut off its services unless the U.S. assures Apple, Google and other companies that they would not be punished for hosting and distributing TikTok.
TikTok told users the app will be "temporarily unavailable" as its Chinese parent company ByteDance pins its hopes on Donald Trump to save it.
With a TikTok ban scheduled to go into effect in the United States on Sunday, many users began to see messages preventing them from using the app when they opened it after 10 p.m. Eastern on Saturday.
"We are fortunate that President Trump has indicated that he will work with us on a solution to reinstate TikTok once he takes office," the TikTok landing page reads
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Chinese app TikTok is facing a federal ban in the US as it was removed from prominent app stores in the country. The company in a message says, 'We are fortunate that President Trump has indicated that he will work with us.
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Coco Gauff writes 'RIP TikTok USA' on a TV camera at the Australian OpenTennis star Coco Gauff mourned the loss of TikTok's app back home, writing on a TV camera lens “RIP TikTok USA” and drawing a broken heart right after winning a match at the Australian Open to reach the quarterfinals.
TikTok has cemented itself as a quintessential entertainment app, offering everything from funny skits and makeup tutorials to social commentary and news.Without a sale to an approved buyer,
Users in the U.S. who opened the app were greeted with a message that read, "Sorry, TikTok isn't available right now."
A law banning TikTok has been enacted in the US, according to an in-app pop-up message. Unfortunately, that means you can't use TikTok for now
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