TikTok goes dark for US users, company pins hope on Trump

A woman poses with her smartphone displaying the TikTok app, after it stopped working in the United States late on Saturday and disappeared from Apple and Google app stores ahead of a law that takes effect Sunday requiring the shutdown of the app used by 170 million Americans, in Washington, U.S. January 18, 2025. PHOTO | COURTESY

By  REUTERS

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What you need to know:

  • President-elect Donald Trump said earlier in the day he would "most likely" give TikTok a 90-day reprieve from the ban after he takes office on Monday, a promise TikTok cited in a notice posted to users on the app.

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