TikTok Goes Dark Just Hours Before Official Ban in the United States

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Just hours before Jan. 19, after the Supreme Court upheld a law that would require TikTok be sold to a U.S.-held company in order to remain active in the country, a nationwide ban of the popular video sharing app officially went into effect.

Now, when users open the app, they are met with a message—and no video content. "Sorry, TikTok isn't available right now," the note began. "A law banning TikTok has been enacted in the U.S. Unfortunately, that means you can't use TikTok for now."

Yes, for now. "We are fortunate that President [Donald] Trump has indicated that he will work with us on a solution to reinstate TikTok once he takes office [Jan. 20]," the message continued. "Please stay tuned!"

Last April, President Joe Biden signed the law passed by congress that would prohibit internet hosting platforms to distribute and service TikTok while it remained under the ownership of its Chinese parent company, ByteDance, citing national security concerns.

While lawmakers have said the decision was made to protect the privacy of U.S. citizens, TikTok’s lawyers, including former US solicitor general Noel Francisco, argued that the ban is unconstitutional and infringes on users’ first amendment rights. And they even took their fight to the Supreme Court—though were ultimately unsuccessful

“The government cannot restrict speech in order to protect us from speech," Francisco told the Supreme Court justices during the Jan. 10 hearing. “That’s precisely what this law does from beginning to end.”

The ban comes just one day before the inauguration of President-Elect Trump, who despite previously showing support for the ban during his first tenure as president, more recently expressed his opposition.

Now, he’s signaled that when he takes office, he will seek to ensure TikTok becomes available to U.S. users once again.

“President Trump opposes banning TikTok in the United States at this juncture,” his lawyers shared in a December court filing viewed by E! News, “and seeks the ability to resolve the issues at hand through political means once he takes office.”