TikTok makes app unavailable for U.S. users ahead of ban

TikTok was not available for many of its 170 million users in the U.S. hours before a ban on the social media platform was supposed to go into effect.

WASHINGTON — TikTok was not available for users in the U.S. on Saturday as a ban on the popular social media platform officially went into effect.

TikTok greeted users opening the app Saturday night with the message, "Sorry, TikTok isn't available right now."

"A law banning TikTok has been enacted in the U.S.," the message continued. "Unfortunately, that means you can't use TikTok for now. We are fortunate that President Trump has indicated that he will work with us on a solution to reinstate TikTok once he takes office. Please stay tuned!"

A spokesperson for the Trump transition team did not immediately respond to a request for comment Saturday night about the app’s notification praising the president-elect specifically.

The message then prompted users to close the app or learn more. On the website landing page, the message had an additional line informing users that they could still log in to download their data.

https://www.nbcnews.com/tech/tech-news/tiktok-makes-app-unavailable-us-users-ahead-ban-rcna188294

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