TikTok shuts down in the U.S. (updated)

TikTok just ran out of tiktoks as the countdown ended for the app’s time in the U.S. In the early hours of January 19, the wildly popular short-form video app went dark. The shutdown left me (and millions of other users) in shock as they were greeted with a message saying, “Sorry, TikTok isn’t available right now” or an imag…Read More

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