“The social network TikTok stopped working in the United States less than two hours before the ban was due to take effect.”, — write: epravda.com.ua
The social network TikTok stopped working in the United States less than two hours before the ban was due to take effect. Source: CNN Details: The social network stopped working on Saturday evening (local time, on Sunday night in Kyiv – ed.). Users of the application were met with a message that read: “Sorry, TikTok is currently unavailable. The law banning TikTok has gone into effect in the United States. Unfortunately, this means that you cannot use TikTok at this time.” The message added, “We are fortunate that President Trump has indicated that he will work with us on a decision to reopen TikTok once he takes office. Please stay tuned.” Advertisement: Late Saturday night, TikTok began displaying the following message: “We regret that the US law banning TikTok will take effect on January 19 and will force us to make our services temporarily unavailable. We are working to restore our service in the US as soon as possible soon and we appreciate your support. Please stay with us.” Advertisement: What happened: On Friday, January 17, the Supreme Court ruled that TikTok’s ban could go into effect this weekend, rejecting an appeal by the popular app’s owners who argued that the ban violated the First Amendment. We will remind: US President Joe Biden decided not to ban the TikTok social network, leaving the solution to this issue to his successor, Donald Trump. TikTok will spend $50,000 on a holiday party celebrating Donald Trump’s inauguration to celebrate influencers who helped spread his campaign message, according to the event’s organizer. Chinese officials are considering an option for Elon Musk to buy TikTok’s US operations if the company fails to avoid a controversial ban on the app. The US is considering banning TikTok if its parent company ByteDance does not sell the platform. Meanwhile, Americans, fearing the ban, are beginning to actively switch to another Chinese application — RedNote. Ukrainian truth