A wealth of far-reaching consequences are playing out in real time on Saturday night, January 18, from the recent ban of TikTok in the United States. For domestic users, TikTok stopped functioning shortly after 9 p.m. Central Standard Time. This ban is based on the Protecting Americans from Foreign Adversary Controlled Applications Act, H.R. 231, which was passed into law by the 118th U.S. Congress (2023-2024).
In some cases, users with V.P.N. Internet access are still able to use the TikTok app. Estimates by multiple media companies suggest that at least 170 million Americans use TikTok in some fashion.
As of Saturday, TikTok reports that the Biden administration and the Department of Justice have failed to resolve issues related to the ban and the various companies that assist with making TikTok function properly.
The attached video features live coverage as this plays out.
Update on Sunday, January 19: incoming President Donald Trump showed an additional way at his power before he's even sworn in by declaring a 90-day stall on the TikTok ban enacted by the 118th Congress. As of Sunday, most of TikTok's functionality was 100 percent restored. It continues to be absent from the Google Play Store.
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