Trump announced the decision in a post on his Truth Social account as millions of TikTok users in the U.S. awoke to discover they could no longer access the TikTok app or platform.
HALELUYA HADERO, Associated PressTikTok is now unavailable in the U.S. after a ban on the popular social media app went into effect on Sunday.
"Americans deserve to see our exciting Inauguration on Monday, as well as other events and conversations," Trump wrote. Millions of TikTok users in the U.S. were no longer able to watch or post videos on the platform as of Saturday night. Trump's stated intention to issue an executive order on his first day in office sparing a trendsetting social media platform that first gained popularity with often silly videos featuring dances, music clips and lifestyle advice reflected the mix of political considerations surrounding TikTok and the ban's timing.
The only option the message gives to U.S. users is to close the app or click another option leading them to the platform's website. There, users are shown the same message and given the option to download their data, an action that TikTok previously said may take days to process.AP Photo/David Zalubowski
On Saturday, artificial intelligence startup Perplexity AI submitted a proposal to ByteDance to create a new entity that merges Perplexity with TikTok's U.S. business, according to a person familiar with the matter.
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