As of Sunday, a law effectively outlawing the Chinese-owned app TikTok from use in the U.S. is in effect which gives hundreds of millions of Americans the opportunity to put down their phones and go touch grass. The question is, will they?
Americans who tried to spend their Saturday nights “rotting” by aimlessly flipping through cringey dance videos, satirical skits, influencers’ sneaky brand deal ads, and everything in between were abruptly interrupted by a message warning that TikTok no longer had permission to operate in the U.S.
“Sorry, TikTok isn’t available right now,” the popup states, blocking anyone from accessing any of the app’s videos or editing features. “A law banning TikTok has been enacted in the U.S. Unfortunately, that means you can’t use TikTok for now.”
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