What Happens Now That TikTok's Gone Dark?

The company told users the app isn’t available and told them to stay tuned. Trump said he will likely intervene.

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President-elect Trump said Sunday he will issue an executive order to postpone the ban on TikTok and give its Chinese-based company ByteDance more time to divest from the platform. "I’m asking ...
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TikTok Ban Takes Effect and App Goes Dark in the U.S.

The popular video app stopped working shortly before a federal law barring U.S. companies from hosting or distributing TikTok was set to take effect on Sunday.
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TikTok goes dark in the US as ban begins

TikTok is now unavailable in the United States after the Supreme Court upheld a law banning it in the country unless the app was sold by its Chinese parent company. TikTok’s owner ByteDance is ...
NBC News - Jan. 19
TikTok unavailable in app stores, goes dark for some users ahead of ban

"TikTok and ByteDance Ltd. apps are no longer available in the United States, and visitors to the United States might have limited access to features," Apple said.
ABC News - Jan. 19
TikTok Went Dark. Then It Came Right Back

So far, the TikTok ban has only resulted in a brief outage.
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Watch: How TikTok 'went dark' in the US

BBC Tech Correspondent Lily Jamali explains what happened and what it means for the popular platform.
BBC News - Jan. 19
TikTok goes dark in the U.S. as ban takes effect

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.
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It’s Not Just TikTok: These Other ByteDance Apps Are Gone Too

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TikTok goes dark across US

Short-form video app says it is ‘fortunate’ that Donald Trump has ‘indicated he will work with us on a solution’
Financial Times - Jan. 19
TikTok Is Unavailable in the US—and Gone From the App Stores

After President Biden declined to reassure Apple, Google, and Oracle that they wouldn’t be fined for giving Americans access to TikTok, the app’s hopes now hang on president-elect Trump.
Wired - Jan. 19
TikTok goes dark in the US ahead of ban

App no longer available on US Apple and Google stores after supreme court upholds lawmakers’ ban. TikTok stopped working in the US late on Saturday, shortly before a federal ban on the ...
The Guardian - Jan. 19
TikTok may go dark on Sunday

TikTok could shut down in the U.S. on Sunday with 170 million American users shut out due to a legal and political standoff. NBC News’ Savannah Sellers reports.
NBC News - Jan. 19
Biden and Trump Weigh In as TikTok Threatens to ‘Go Dark’ on Sunday

The Chinese-owned company said it would cut off its services unless the U.S. assures Apple, Google and other companies that they would not be punished for hosting and distributing TikTok.
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Will TikTok ‘go dark’? What to know about the app’s ban as its deadline nears

TikTok is set to "go dark" on Sunday for its 170 million American users after the Supreme Court upheld a law that would ban the app that same day in the United States.
NBC News - Jan. 18
TikTok says it will be 'forced to go dark' unless it gets 'definitive' statement

TikTok faces a ban on Sunday, unless it cuts ties with parent company ByteDance.
ABC News - Jan. 18
What happens to TikTok and its users after ban starts Sunday?

Unless something changes at the eleventh hour, the ban appears set to take effect on Jan. 19.
The Hill - Jan. 18
TikTok says it will 'go dark' on Sunday without US government action

The Supreme Court earlier upheld a law that would ban the video app in the US unless its Chinese parent-company sells it.
BBC News - Jan. 18
TikTok says it will 'go dark' Sunday without Biden support

Video-sharing app TikTok said it will “go dark” on Sunday, Jan. 19, following the Supreme Court’s unanimous decision to uphold a federal ban unless President Biden steps in. “The statements issued ...
The Hill - Jan. 18
TikTok says it will ‘go dark’ in US on Sunday unless Biden acts

App used by 170m people in US will become unavailable unless outgoing president directs DoJ not to enforce law, company says . TikTok says it “will be forced to go dark on January 19” in the United ...
The Guardian - Jan. 18
TikTok says it will ‘go dark’ without US government action

Chinese-owned video app warns of blackout for 170mn users after Supreme Court upholds divest-or-ban law
Financial Times - Jan. 18
TikTok says it will go dark on Jan. 19 unless given 'definitive' assurances

TikTok confirmed that it plans to go dark on January 19 unless the company is given more clarity from the Biden Administration and Department of Justice regarding the ban that is scheduled to go ...
NBC News - Jan. 18
TikTok says it will go dark on Sunday unless given 'definitive' assurances

TikTok confirmed that it plans to go dark Sunday unless it’s given more clarity from the Biden administration and the Department of Justice regarding the ban that’s scheduled to go into effect that ...
NBC News - Jan. 18
What will happen to TikTok on Apple and Google's app store on Sunday?

With President-elect Trump adding uncertainty around whether a TikTok ban will go into effect, the focus is now turning to companies like Google and Apple
ABC News - Jan. 17
TikTok ban: What happens to the app after Sunday's deadline?

As a potential TikTok ban looms, millions of U.S. users are left wondering what could happen to both their app and accounts if the ban takes effect in just a few days. The Supreme Court on Friday ...
The Hill - Jan. 17
As Potential TikTok Ban Looms, What Will Happen to the Platform’s Food Creators?

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How to download your TikTok data in case the app goes dark

Some TikTok users are preparing for the likely ban by downloading their data. Here's how to do it.
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What happens if you don’t pay a medical bill, now that medical debt may not hurt your credit score?

Unpaid medical debt will no longer affect credit scores, according to a new rule from Biden administration regulators who want to mitigate the financial repercussions of those bills.
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What would happen to TikTok if the Supreme Court doesn't intervene?

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Ryan Giggs - what happened?

BBC sports editor Dan Roan asks what happened to the coaching career of former Manchester United player and Wales manager Ryan Giggs.
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Here’s What Will Happen After the TikTok Ban

The popular social video platform will stop getting updates until the app becomes unusable, while about 7,000 U.S. employees remain uncertain about their jobs.
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What happened to Justin Trudeau's popularity?

Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau announced his plans Monday to step down after nearly a decade in office. Once an extremely popular leader, Trudeau has faced growing opposition over rising ...
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