1-19-2025 2:07am

TikTok Ban Live: Local Users Across the US Upset Over Ban

Chris Edwards Editor

Users of TikTok from Alamogordo and across the nation when logging onto the site are greeted by a message suggesting that incoming president Trump may lift a TikTok ban by executing an executive order.

TikTok shut itself down in the United States around 11 p.m. EST on Saturday, greeting American users with a message that said “you can’t use TikTok for now” due to a “law banning TikTok” set to take effect Sunday—but the platform noted Trump “has indicated that he will work with us on a solution to reinstate TikTok once he takes office.”

TikTok’s action comes after the Supreme Court on Friday upheld a ban that was passed with broad bipartisan support in Congress and signed into law in April by President Joe Biden. The law prevents American companies from hosting or serving content for the Chinese-owned social media platform unless it sells itself to a buyer from the United States or one of its allies.

The app also has disappeared from Apple’s App Store and the Google Play store. And other apps owned by TikTok’s parent company, ByteDance – including CapCut – also displayed a similar message Saturday night. This is an evolving story with an anticipated change in status Monday evening to Tuesday morning depending upon the actions of President Trump stay tuned...