πTikTok is now officially banned in the United States. Ahead of its deadline to cease operations, the short video platform began logging out its users across the US.
Millions of users across the 50 states were met with the message - "A law banning TikTok has been enacted in the U.S. Unfortunately, that means you canβt use TikTok for now. We are fortunate that President Trump has indicated that he will work with us on a solution to reinstate TikTok once he takes office. Please stay tuned."
κ¦The Supreme Court of the United States upheld the federal government's ban and ordered TikTok to cease its operation by January 19, 2025. However, the app started logging out users on the evening of January 18, 2025.
κ¦Users were taken aback by the abrupt closure of the app and stated that they were in the middle of saving videos when TikTok "glitched and logged out".
βSCOTUS has upheld the federal government's law to ban TikTok until it is sold by its China-based parent company. Citing national security reasons, the US government has accused TikTok of selling user data to China.
Incoming president Donald Trump π―has stated he will work to remove the ban. The Republican leader said that he will "most likely" allow TikTok to return once he takes office by extending the deadline for ByteDance to sell the app.
κ¦A similar accusation was made by India when it banned the short video app in 2020.
πTikTok has been banned for all users in the US, India, Afghanistan, Iran, Kyrgyzstan, Uzbekistan, Syria, Jordan and North Korea.
β±In the UK, France, Norway, Austria, Ireland, Denmark, Latvia, Estonia, Canada, Australia, New Zealand and Taiwan, the app is banned on all national government devices.
