The United States of America has officially banned TikTok and removed it from app stores like Google Play Store and Apple Store. SA clapped for the ban.
TikTok was taken down from US app stores just hours before the January 19 deadline, with app users getting notified of the shutdown. There is some hope that President-elect Trump may reinstate TikTok temporarily following his inauguration on January 20, 2025.
TikTok, the Chinese tech company, ByteDance-owned social media platform is no longer available in the United States. The application and the company that runs it have warned its users in the country that the application may no longer be available from Sunday after the US Congress passed legislation banning the application.
The company says it plans to go dark after the Supreme Court upheld a sell-or-ban law, but Trump says he will likely intervene.
President-elect Donald Trump, who will assume office on Monday, says he is likely to provide a 90-day extension for the app. Chinese Embassy in the US condemns action
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