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| TikTok goes offline in the US hours before ban due to come in | TikTok goes offline in the US hours before ban due to come in |
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| TikTok has gone offline in the US, hours before a new law banning the platform was due to come into effect. | TikTok has gone offline in the US, hours before a new law banning the platform was due to come into effect. |
| A message appearing on the app for US users said a law banning TikTok had been enacted, meaning "you can't use TikTok for now". | A message appearing on the app for US users said a law banning TikTok had been enacted, meaning "you can't 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," it read. | "We are fortunate that President Trump has indicated that he will work with us on a solution to reinstate TikTok once he takes office," it read. |
| It comes after the social media platform warned it would "go dark" on Sunday unless the outgoing Biden administration gave assurances the ban will not be enforced. | It comes after the social media platform warned it would "go dark" on Sunday unless the outgoing Biden administration gave assurances the ban will not be enforced. |
| President-elect Donald Trump has said he would "most likely" give TikTok a 90-day reprieve from a ban once he takes office on Monday. | |
| Users reported the app had also been removed from both Apple and Google's US app stores and TikTok.com was not showing videos. | Users reported the app had also been removed from both Apple and Google's US app stores and TikTok.com was not showing videos. |
| "The 90-day extension is something that will be most likely done, because it's appropriate," Trump told NBC News on Saturday. | |
| "If I decide to do that, I'll probably announce it on Monday." | |
| The White House said that it was up to the incoming administration to take action. | |
| "We see no reason for TikTok or other companies to take actions in the next few days before the Trump administration takes office on Monday," press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre said in a statement. | |
| The Supreme Court on Friday upheld the law, passed in April last year, banning the app in the US unless its China-based parent company, ByteDance, sold the platform by Sunday, which it has not done. | |
| TikTok has argued that the law violates free speech protections for its 170 million users in the country. | |
| After the ruling, TikTok's chief executive, Shou Zi Chew, appealed to Trump, thanking him for his "commitment to work with us to find a solution." | |
| Mr Chew is expected to attend Trump's inauguration on Monday. | |
| In the hours leading up to the social media platform going offline, content creators had been posting videos to say goodbye to their followers. | In the hours leading up to the social media platform going offline, content creators had been posting videos to say goodbye to their followers. |
| Creator Nicole Bloomgarden told the BBC that not being on TikTok would result in a significant salary cut. | Creator Nicole Bloomgarden told the BBC that not being on TikTok would result in a significant salary cut. |
| Another user, Erika Thompson, said educational content on the platform would be the "biggest loss" for the community. | |
| TikTok users were met with a message earlier on Saturday that said the law would "force us to make our services temporarily unavailable. We're working to restore our service in the U.S. as soon as possible." |