TikTok It informed its 170 million users in the United States this Saturday that it will no longer be available “temporarily”this after the Supreme Court on Friday gave the green light to a law that forces the social network to suspend its operations in the country before January 19 for not having separated from its parent company, the Chinese ByteDance.
TikTok users in the United States announced that when they opened the application they found a message that said:
“We regret that the law banning Tiktok comes into effect on January 19 and forces us to temporarily interrupt our services.
We are working to restore our services in the US as soon as possible, and we appreciate your support. Stay tuned. “

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Notably, under the law, TikTok’s China-based parent company, ByteDance, had nine months to sell the platform’s U.S. operation to an authorized buyer. The law allows the sitting president to grant a 90-day extension if a sale is in process.
Due to the above, this Saturday the American president-elect, Donald Trumpstated that he will “probably” grant TikTok a 90-day extension to avoid its ban in the United States.
“I think that would certainly be an option to consider. The 90-day extension is something that will probably be done, because it is appropriate. We have to look at it carefully. It is a very important situation,” he said in a telephone interview with NBC News.
In principle, it would be the responsibility of the outgoing president, Joe Biden, to take the necessary measures that day to ensure that the social network stops operating for reasons of national security. However, lThe White House has chosen to transfer that responsibility to Donald Trumpwho will take office on January 20.
With information from EFE and AP.
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