Meta’s Instagram and Google’s YouTube are getting ready to welcome TikTok users, as the Supreme Court upheld a law that effectively bans the Chinese-owned app from the United States.
Now that TikTok has been disabled for US users, these rival apps can help you get your fix of short-form video.
Users on the app were saying their goodbyes, some filming themselves frantically scrolling or sharing final secrets with their followers ahead of the possible ban.
TikTok told users the app will be "temporarily unavailable" as its Chinese parent company ByteDance pins its hopes on Donald Trump to save it.
TikTok has now officially gone offline in the US, forcing social media users to flock to other apps - but Donald Trump could still save the day.
The popular video app stopped working shortly after signaling to users it might go offline, with a federal law barring U.S. companies from hosting or distributing TikTok set to take effect on Sunday.
TikTok has officially gone dark in the USA booting 170million people off the app and some unlucky Australians have lost access as well.
TikTok warned US users late Saturday of an imminent shutdown of its service following a Supreme Court ruling in favor of a law banning the platform.
Questions loom over TikTok's future after a U.S. ban went into effect Saturday. Do workarounds like VPNs work? Will it come back? What we know so far.
These updates will initially roll out in the US, with plans to expand to other regions in the coming weeks, as confirmed by Instagram.
The Supreme Court ruled on Friday, Jan. 17, to uphold a law that would ban the app for the 170 million people who use the app in the U.S. The ruling lines up with decisions other courts have made and sets up the ban to go into effect on Sunday, Jan. 19.