TikTok goes offline in the US hours before ban due to come in
A message appearing for US users said a law banning TikTok had been enacted, meaning "you can't use TikTok for now".
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TikTok is down in the US
Image: Cath Virginia / The Verge, Getty Images TikTok has gone dark in the US now that the ban-or-divest law passed last year is taking effect. The app has been removed from both Apple and Google’s app stores, it’s unavailable on the web, and users who open the app are
TikTok starts warning US users it will be “temporarily unavailable”
Image: Cath Virginia / The Verge, Getty Images TikTok is officially going dark in the United States now that a federal ban on the app is set to go into effect on January 19th. Around 9PM ET, the app began notifying people in the US with a message that said the ban will “make
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Biden White House says TikTok’s threat to go dark is a ‘stunt’
Image: Cath Virginia / The Verge, Getty Images White House Press Secretary Karine Jean-Pierre called TikTok’s threat to “go dark” on Sunday, January 19th , a “stunt” and said there is no reason for TikTok to shut itself down before President-elect Donald Trump is sworn in on
Donald Trump appears to have launched a meme coin
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The mad dash to protect environmental data from Donald Trump
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UK set to introduce digital driving licences
The government says technology should "make people's lives easier" but any system won't be mandatory.
