TikTok has ceased operations in the United States after the Supreme Court affirmed a federal law prohibiting the app. The ruling came despite TikTok's claims that the law infringes on the First Amendment and President-elect Trump's indication of a possible 90-day extension for a deal to avert the ban.
TikTok stopped operating in the U.S. ahead of a January 19 deadline after the Supreme Court upheld a ban."Sorry, TikTok isn't available right now," the social media app posted on its various platforms Saturday night. "A law banning TikTok has been enacted in the U.S. Unfortunately, that means you can't use TikTok for now."It's unclear what the future is of the social media app.
19, unless the Biden administration provides a definitive statement assuring that the app’s tech partners won’t face penalties under a law requiring its China-based parent, ByteDance, to divest its stake. RELATED: Duolingo reportedly sees spike in Americans learning Chinese as TikTok users move to RedNoteThe U.S. Supreme Court on Friday unanimously upheld the federal law that banned TikTok unless ByteDance divested itself of its U.S. holdings.
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