PNN – By publishing a statement, “TikTok” officially announced that due to the implementation of the law prohibiting the activity of this social network in the United States, this social network has become unavailable for 170 million users.
According to the report of Pakistan News Network, following the increasing tensions between America and China in various fields, the Chinese social network “TikTok” announced a few minutes ago by publishing a statement that with the implementation of the law banning the activity of this social network in America, the access of 170 million American users to TikTok has been blocked.
Tik Tok’s statement reads: Unfortunately, the law prohibiting Tik Tok (activities) came into effect in America, and this means that you cannot use Tik Tok right now.
In another part of the statement, it is said that “We are well aware that President Trump has announced that he will work with us when he takes office (after the inauguration) to find a solution to the reactivation of TikTok.”
TikTok has warned that it will shut down its operations in the US starting Sunday unless the Joe Biden administration assures companies like Apple and Google that they will not face enforcement action if the ban goes into effect. This TikTok statement was published yesterday Saturday a few hours after the US Supreme Court approved the law banning TikTok on January 19, 2025 if it does not divest its business in this country based on security concerns. In this way, the short video sharing platform TikTok was officially blocked in America today.
With the implementation of the law prohibiting Tik Tok in the United States, if Apple, Google, Oracle and other large companies continue to provide services for it, they will face heavy fines in the United States.
The social network Tik Tok is very popular among American youth and currently has 170 million American users. Donald Trump, the president-elect of the United States, whose inauguration ceremony will be held tomorrow, Monday, has promised to save Tik Tok after returning to the White House; A promise that is also mentioned in Tiktok’s statement. Tik Tok’s CEO Shu Z plans to attend Trump’s inauguration. Also, Trump announced that he and the Chinese president talked about Tik Tok on the phone on Friday.
Trump previously said: I will make a decision about Tik Tok in the not-too-distant future, but I need to have time to review the situation. Wait!