TikTok ban comes into force in US as app stops working

A message appearing for US users says they "can't use TikTok for now".

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Late on Saturday a message appearing on the TikTok for US users said a law banning TikTok had been enacted, meaning "you can't use TikTok for now".

The video-sharing app was banned over concerns about its links to the Chinese government. It was given until 19 January to be sold to an approved US buyer to avert the ban.

President Joe Biden had said he would leave the issue to his successor, Donald Trump. The president-elect has said he will "most likely" give TikTok a 90-day reprieve from a ban once he takes office on Monday.

"The 90-day extension is something that will be most likely done, because it's appropriate," Trump told NBC News on Saturday.

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