TikTok goes offline in the US, but there may still be hope for a revival

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• TikTok went offline for US users late Saturday, just before a federal law banning the app went into effect.
• Users who logged into the platform received a notification highlighting the ban, and the app became available on the Google and Apple app stores.
• US President-elect Donald Trump could give TikTok temporary respite after he takes office on Monday.

Following years of legal battles, TikTok finally shut down services in the US merely hours before a federal ban on the ByteDance-owned app was due to take effect. The app is no longer available on the Google and Apple app stores, but there may still be some hope for its revival.

Users logging into TikTok late on Saturday were greeted with the following notification:




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