TikTok is no longer available in the United States—at least for now. But it’s not the only ByteDance-owned app that’s currently blocked for US-based users.
Shortly before the federally mandated January 19 deadline, TikTok cut off access to anyone attempting to access the app from the US. “A law banning TikTok has been enacted in the US. Unfortunately, that means you can’t use the TikTok app for now,” reads a block-screen confronting US users when they attempt to load the app. “We are fortunate that President Trump has indicated that he will work with us on a solution to reinstate TikTok once he takes office. Please stay tuned!”
Similar notifications appear on other apps owned by ByteDance, TikTok’s parent company, which is based in China and sits at the core of the controversy over a popular video app that, at least until Saturday, had 170 million users in the US….
