TikTok goes dark for some users ahead of ban

The TikTok ban went into effect on Saturday for some users.

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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.
NBC News - 15m
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 - 1h
TikTok Goes Dark for U.S. Users, While Trump Signals He Will Save It

The app started halting service Saturday night for 170 million users in its most important market.
The Wall Street Journal - 2h
TikTok Starts Going 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.
The New York Times - 2h
TikTok goes offline in the US hours before ban due to come in

A message appearing for US users said a law banning TikTok had been enacted, meaning "you can't use TikTok for now".
BBC News - 2h
In TikTok’s Final Hours, Users React to a Nationwide Ban of the App

Users in the United States react to a nationwide ban of the app.
The New York Times - 3h
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 - 3h
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 - 7h
For TikTok users, mourning, frustration and clinging to hope as TikTok ban looms

The U.S. is inching closer and closer to a potential TikTok ban — with the nation’s highest court upholding a law that’s set to officially cut the cord and halt new downloads off the app starting ...
ABC News - 1d
What Supreme Court ruling means for TikTok users

Over 100 million TikTok users in the U.S. could be in for a rude awakening this weekend if the app shutters due to a law passed last year. As Kelly O'Grady explains, the ban will affect casual ...
CBS News - 1d
TikTok Tells Users It Will Be ‘Temporarily Unavailable’ in the U.S.

The popular video app displayed a message signaling it might go offline, with a federal law barring U.S. companies from hosting or distributing TikTok set to take effect on Sunday.
The New York Times - 3h
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 - 12h
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 - 17h
How to save your TikTok videos, data ahead of looming ban

Barring a last-minute turnaround, the popular social media app will be unavailable in all 50 states Sunday.
The Hill - 18h
What Supreme Court ruling means for TikTok users

Over 100 million TikTok users in the U.S. could be in for a rude awakening this weekend if the app shutters due to a law passed last year. As Kelly O'Grady explains, the ban will affect casual ...
CBS News - 1d
On TikTok, Users Mock Looming U.S. Ban

Ahead of a Supreme Court ruling, they are mocking U.S. national security concerns about the Chinese-owned app.
The New York Times - 1d
Supreme Court upholds TikTok ban, app could go dark Sunday if it remains under Chinese ownership

The Supreme Court has decided to uphold the law that would ban TikTok in the U.S. if Chinese company ByteDance doesn't divest from the app. The ban could go into place on Sunday. Errol Barnett ...
CBS News - 1d
How a TikTok ban would affect younger users, Gen Z

The TikTok ban will take effect on Sunday if its Chinese-owned parent company, ByteDance, does not divest its ownership. Denora Getachew, CEO of dosomething.org, a leading site for young activism, ...
CBS News - 2d
TikTok users flock to popular Chinese app amid potential ban

The internet is buzzing as TikTok users brace for a potential ban. Many are flocking to a different Chinese platform, Rednote, one of the country’s most popular apps. In just the past week, Rednote ...
NBC News - 2d
Biden administration has no plans to fine companies if TikTok ban goes into effect

The Biden administration does not plan to levy billions of dollars in fines against companies that allow access to TikTok in the U.S.
NBC News - 2d
Can You Still Use TikTok if It’s Banned? What Users Should Know About the App.

The social media app is likely to disappear from the app stores of Google and Apple right away. But it’s unclear if users will completely lose access.
The New York Times - 3d
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.
CBS News - 3d
Chinese TikTok alternative RedNote tops app charts ahead of potential ban

TikTok users are pushing back against the looming TikTok ban Sunday by downloading a Chinese app called RedNote, or Xiaohongshu.
NBC News - 4d
TikTok Users Flee to a Chinese App: 'RedNote'

Chinese users of Xiaohongshu, or Little Red Book, welcome Americans fleeing a feared TikTok ban.
The Wall Street Journal - 5d
Users worried about TikTok ban appear to be downloading a different Chinese social media app

Chinese social media app RedNote is at the top of Apple's app store, underscoring concerns that TikTok will soon be effectively banned in the U.S.
CNBC - 5d
With a TikTok Ban Looming, Users Flee to Chinese App ‘RedNote’

Some say they joined Xiaohongshu, which translates to “little red book,” to spite the US government after a ban on TikTok became more likely.
Wired - 5d
Ahead of looming ban, TikTok creators ask fans to find them on Instagram or YouTube

TikTok creators are urging their followers to find them on other social media sites ahead of Jan. 19, when the video app faces suspension in the U.S.
CNBC - 5d
TikTok ban could create a valuable prize: users’ brain space

For Mark Zuckerberg the biggest coup would be to buy the video app outright
Financial Times - 5d
TikTok ban goes before Supreme Court. Here’s where the app’s $10 billion in ad revenue could go if it dies.

The end of TikTok in the U.S. could mean a sizeable boost for its publicly traded American competitors.
MarketWatch - Jan. 11
TikTok warns it could ‘go dark’ as Supreme Court weighs divest-or-ban law

Justices question ByteDance-owned platform’s free-speech argument as it tries to halt looming deadline
Financial Times - Jan. 10