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The TikTok logo is displayed outside the offices of the social media app's company offices in Culver City, California, on March 16, 2023. Photo: AFP

Tik Tok services in US will be ‘temporarily unavailable’

ByBernama

WASHINGTON, Jan 19: TikTok announced late Saturday that it would make its services “temporarily unavailable”, Anadolu Agency (AA) reported.

“We regret that a US law banning TikTok will take effect on January 19 and force us to make our services temporarily unavailable,” the popular video-sharing app said in a message to all users.

“We’re working to restore our service in the US as soon as possible, and we appreciate your support. Please stay tuned,” it said.

The US Supreme Court upheld a law on Friday to ban TikTok unless its Chinese-based parent company, ByteDance, divests from the app. The court ruled that the divest-or-ban ultimatum does not violate the company’s First Amendment rights in the United States (US) Constitution.

The White House said that the Chinese social media app should remain available in the US, but under American ownership to address national security concerns.

President-elect Donald Trump, who has shown sympathy for TikTok, will return to the White House on Monday to begin his second term, one day after the deadline for TikTok to divest.

Trump urged the top court to delay the decision for negotiations. TikTok CEO Shou Zi Chew is expected to attend Trump’s inauguration.

The bipartisan law, passed by Congress and signed by Biden in April, gave ByteDance 270 days to divest or face a ban. -TVS

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