As TikTok was officially banned in the US last night, users received an unexpected pop-up message about incoming president Donald Trump.
USS TikTok users got a pop up message which mentioned incoming president, Donald Trump The hugely popular social media platform – owned by Chinese firm ByteDance – was no longer available on Apple and Google ’s app stores by 10.50pm EST. Anyone who tried to open their account encountered a pop-up message from the company that prevented them from scrolling on videos. ‘A law banning TikTok has been enacted in the US,’ the message said. ‘Unfortunately that means you can’t use TikTok for now.
TikTok CEO Shou Chew is expected to attend Trump’s inauguration on Monday and sit on the dais. The US government has accused the social media platform of posing a national security risk because of data harvested from users. The federal law, signed by President Joe Biden last year, required ByteDance to divest its stake in the TikTok’s US platform or face a ban. ByteDance had nine months to sell the US operation to an approved buyer.
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