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The ban has begun… TikTok services have stopped in the United States
The TikTok ban in the United States went into effect on Saturday evening; The major app stores have pulled the popular social video platform from their offerings in the United States.
As of 10:50 p.m. EDT (0350 GMT Sunday), the app could not be found in the Apple and Google app stores, which are prohibited from offering the platform under a federal law requiring ByteDance, TikTok’s Chinese parent company, to sell the platform or face… Prohibition in the United States.
When users opened the TikTok app on Saturday evening, they encountered a message from the company preventing them from browsing videos.
As of 10:50 p.m. EDT (0350 GMT Sunday), the app could not be found in the Apple and Google app stores, which are prohibited from offering the platform under a federal law requiring ByteDance, TikTok’s Chinese parent company, to sell the platform or face… Prohibition in the United States.
When users opened the TikTok app on Saturday evening, they encountered a message from the company preventing them from browsing videos.
Trump is considering granting a “deadline” to the application
US President-elect Donald Trump said on Saturday that he is considering giving the TikTok application a three-month grace period before implementing the ban, which was scheduled to take effect on Sunday.
Trump added in an interview with the American network NBC published on Saturday: “I think this would certainly be an option that we are considering.”
He continued, saying: “The 90-day extension is something that is likely to happen, because it is appropriate. You know, it is appropriate. We must look at it carefully. It is a very big issue.”
He added: “If I decide to do that, I will probably announce it on Monday.”
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