NBC News reported on the suspension of TikTok in the US
The social network TikTok has become inaccessible for US residents. This was reported by NBC News on January 19.
It is noted that many users of the application could not use it already in the evening of January 18, a few hours before the entry into force of the official ban.
"In the United States, a law was passed to ban TikTok. Unfortunately, this means you can't use TikTok yet. We are fortunate that President Trump has said he will work with us on a solution to reinstate TikTok once he takes office. Please stay tuned for updates," reads a pop-up message for US users.
The channel also clarified that the social network has disappeared from the App Store and Google Play app stores. Also for Americans stopped working and application for video editing and editing CapCut, owned by the same Chinese company Bytedance, as TikTok.
Earlier, on January 18, NBC News reported that U.S. President-elect Donald Trump may grant Chinese social network TikTok a 90-day reprieve from a possible ban in the country after his inauguration. However, it is clarified that a final decision has not yet been made.
On January 17, Trump told CNN that he himself plans to make a decision about TikTok in the United States. At the same time, he refused to answer specifically whether he would take any measures. At the same time, the American president-elect said that he had called Chinese President Xi Jinping and, among other things, discussed TikTok with him.
Before that, on January 16, Politico reported that TikTok will sponsor a party to celebrate Trump's inauguration. The social network may spend $50 thousand on the event "in honor of the influencers who helped Trump spread his campaign message."
Trump filed a petition with the Supreme Court to stay a law threatening to ban the social network TikTok on Dec. 28. The president-elect doesn't have a firm position on the constitutionality of the law, but Trump believes the social network's rule raises "broad and troubling" concerns about the fate of free speech.
Biden signed the social network ban into law on April 24, 2024. Senators in Congress then approved the measure overwhelmingly because they believed the Chinese government could secretly spy on US citizens through the app.
TikTok, in turn, said it would defend its rights to operate in the U.S. in court and banning it would "destroy 7 million companies and deprive 170 million Americans of a voice."
