American users opening TikTok on Sunday were greeted by a message saying they 'can't use' the Chinese-owned app 'for now' after a law banning it came into effect.
TikTok has begun restoring service to the app in the US after Donald Trump said he would sign an executive order pausing its ban. A law signed by President Joe Biden last April required ByteDance, TikTok's China-based parent company, to sell the app to a non-Chinese owner by Sunday or face a ban. Some users reported that they lost access on Saturday night, and Americans opening the app on Sunday have been greeted with a message saying they 'can't use' TikTok 'for now'.
later reported Perplexity AI made a bid for the app's parent company on Saturday to allow it to merge with TikTok US and create a new entity, which would also include New Capital Partners. Read more:'No plans' for UK to ban TikTok, minister saysWhat is the Chinese social media app RedNote? During his first term in the White House, Mr Trump attempted to ban TikTok as well as the Chinese-owned messaging app WeChat but was blocked by the courts. It was later revoked by Mr Biden.
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