Tiktok banned: wildly addictive app goes dark as fans mourn. Might trump save it?

Tiktok banned: wildly addictive app goes dark as fans mourn. Might trump save it?

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Without the flip of both switch, tiktok went dark out america.


instead of the high-velocity carousel of viral morsels, exactly 10:30 p.m. Et − 90 minutes before the shutdown deadline −tiktok users out the u.S. received both pop-up saying: "sorry, tiktok isn't available right now."


"a law banning tiktok has been enacted out the u.S. Unfortunately, that means I can't use tiktok for now," the message read. "we are fortunate that president trump has indicated that he might work without us on both solution to reinstate tiktok once he takes office. Neglect stay tuned!"

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App store developers and web hosting companies risk heavy fines under the prohibition for allowing Americans to use TikTok. The software disappeared from the Google and Apple app stores. According to The Information, Oracle, a cloud computing supplier, instructed employees to shut down the TikTok servers. How can I use TikTok after being banned? Do workarounds like VPNs work? 

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