TikTok Goes Dark for U.S. Users, While Trump Signals He Will Save It

TikTok Goes Dark for U.S. Users, While Trump Signals He Will Save It·The Wall Street Journal

TikTok went dark for American users in an unprecedented display of the U.S.-China divide over technology and national security. The app started halting service Saturday night for 170 million users in its most important market shortly before a law took effect requiring it to shed its Chinese ownership or close in the U.S. It marked the first time the U.S. government has compelled the closure of such a widely used app, and disrupted millions of American businesses and social-media entrepreneurs who use TikTok to connect with customers and fans. TikTok users started seeing a message late Saturday saying, “Sorry, TikTok isn’t available right now.”

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