TikTok has gone down — for now.
The popular video-sharing app, used by 170 million Americans, went dark late Saturday after TikTok’s Chinese-owned parent company announced that they will make their services “temporarily unavailable.”
Shortly before 11 p.m., US users were greeted with a message that said: “Sorry TikTok isn’t available right now” and the site was otherwise unusable.
It came about an hour after they warned users of an imminent shut down.
“We regret that a U.S. law banning TikTok will take effect on January 19 and force us to make our services temporarily unavailable,” the company said in a message sent to users earlier Saturday night.
“We’re working to restore our service in the U.S. as soon as possible, and we appreciate your support.”
After the shutdown, they updated their message to say: “We are fortunate that President Trump has indicated that he will work with us on a solution to reinstate TikTok once he takes office. Please stay tuned!”