TikTok to 'go dark' in US unless government intervenes

Saturday, 18 January 2025
After the US Supreme Court upheld a law banning TikTok if it's not sold by Sunday, the company said it would "go dark" in the US if app providers were not protected from legal action.

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TikTok has gone offline in the US hours before a ban enforcing its removal takes effect. US users were greeted with a message citing legal restrictions, while the app disappeared from Apple and Google stores. ByteDance, TikTok's parent company, failed to meet the government’s demand to sell its US...

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