social network tiktok It stopped working this Saturday usa After the Supreme Court on Friday upheld a law passed by Congress last year that forced the platform to do so Separated from its parent company, Chinese ByteDanceOr face closure.
application, which is 170 million users in AmericaMany of them sent a message to their phones with the warning: “Sorry, TikTok is unavailable at this time,” The cessation of its operations was attributed to legislation promoted by Congress.
However, according to Joe Biden’s governmentTikTok has taken this decision on its own initiative. Following the Supreme Court’s decision, the White House announced that the current executive would not enforce the law and that enforcement would be in the hands of the new president. Donald TrumpWho will take charge next Monday.
Just this Saturday, in an interview with NBC, Trump said he would “probably” give the platform a 90-day extension to avoid a US ban.
The TikTok message appeared on users’ devices about an hour and a half before the law took effect, which was scheduled for 12:01 a.m. Eastern time on Sunday.
When attempting to access the platform, users received a notification that the app had been blocked with a message in which the company said: “We are fortunate that President Trump has indicated he will work with us on a solution. Stay tuned! “
can’t download
Additionally, some users reported that TikTok was removed from the Apple App Store in the USTherefore it can no longer be downloaded.
In practice, entry into force of Law forces Apple and Google to remove TikTok from their app storesAlso web hosting companies that cooperate with the platform, such as Oracle and Amazon Web Services, have cut ties with it.
Failure to comply with the standard, the reasons for which it was approved national securityis included significant economic sanctions: Companies that continue to support TikTok could face fines of up to $5,000 per user, which could translate into billions of dollars considering the size of its user base in the US.
On Friday night, TikTok had already warned that it would be forced to suspend operations this Sunday unless the Biden administration guarantees that it will not impose fines on companies that support the application.
In response last night, White House spokeswoman Karine Jean-Pierre called TikTok’s statement false “publicity stunt” and reiterated that the Biden administration had no intention of enforcing the law, Leaving the decision in Trump’s hands.
The law, approved in April 2024, gave ByteDance a nine-month period to sell its operations in the US to a buyer that was not considered a “rival” of the country and established that, otherwise, it would Banned on January 19 due to national security reasons,
data access
The Biden government and lawmakers who promoted the rule They consider it important that TikTok separates itself from ByteDance because of that risk Chinese government Could access data of US users or influence public debate in the country.
Faced with these arguments, TikTok assured that it has taken measures to protect the privacy of its users and denied that its platform could be used by Beijing. promotional tools,
capcut ban
The ban has affected others than TikTok as well. capcutis a popular video editing app owned by ByteDance and is used by many creators to produce content on the platform.
Even if Trump decides to reverse the measure, this marks the end of the law’s implementation. For the first time in history, America has banned a social network. At national level. efe
