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TikTok restores service for US users based on Trump’s promised executive order - Boston News, Weather, Sports

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TikTok restored service to users in the United States on Sunday just hours after the popular video-sharing platform went dark in response to a federal ban, which President-elect

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  1. Rolling Stone

    TikTok Goes Dark Ahead of Ban Deadline (opens Rolling Stone)

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    Rolling Stone's feed description

    The law banning TikTok in the U.S. is set to take effect on Sunday, but the platform appears to have already gone dark as of Saturday night.

  2. KVIA El Paso

    TikTok goes dark for some users ahead of ban (opens KVIA El Paso)

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    KVIA El Paso's feed description

    The social media platform TikTok became unavailable for some users Saturday evening, just ahead of a U.S. ban, with a popup message saying, "Sorry, TikTok isn't available right now." "A law banning TikTok has been enacted in the U.S. Unfortunately, that means you can't use TikTok for now.

  3. InForum

    TikTok restores US service based on Trump's promised executive order (opens InForum)

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    InForum's feed description

    "As a result of president Trump's efforts, TikTok is back in the U.S.," the platform said in a message to users.

  4. WUSA9

    Is TikTok back? Social media platform issues update amid US ban (opens WUSA9)

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    WUSA9's feed description

    The announcement comes shortly after Trump said he will issue an executive order that would give the app's parent company more time to find a buyer.

  5. NBC 5 Dallas-Fort Worth

    TikTok says it is restoring service for U.S. users after Trump comments (opens NBC 5 Dallas-Fort Worth)

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    NBC 5 Dallas-Fort Worth's feed description

    TikTok said Sunday that it would be restoring service to U.S. users after blocking it the evening before.

  6. FOX 5 DC

    TikTok shuts down in US before ban deadline: What you can do next (opens FOX 5 DC)

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    FOX 5 DC's feed description

    TikTok has halted operations in the U.S. ahead of the January 19 deadline after the Supreme Court upheld a nationwide ban on the platform.

  7. Variety

    TikTok Is ‘Restoring Service’ After Donald Trump Promises to Save the App (opens Variety)

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    Variety's feed description

    TikTok has confirmed it is "restoring service" after Donald Trump confirmed he will enact an executive order to extend the app's ban deadline.

  8. NBC New York

    TikTok unavailable for users in the US as ban is set to go into effect (opens NBC New York)

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    NBC New York's feed description

    TikTok users are being told the app is not currently available as the government's ban is set to go into effect Jan. 19.

  9. ABC 7 New York

    TikTok goes offline for US users; Trump 'likely' to grant extension to avoid ban (opens ABC 7 New York)

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    ABC 7 New York's feed description

    TikTok alerted users as they opened the app Saturday night that it has gone offline in the U.S. due to a ban, but said they are working with Trump.

  10. Forbes

    TikTok Shuts Down—Will Your iPhone And Android Apps Be Deleted Today? (opens Forbes)

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    Forbes's feed description

    Is it really goodbye to TikTok—this is what happens to your app now.

  11. Investopedia

    TikTok Restoring US Service After Trump Announces Plan to Delay Ban (opens Investopedia)

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    Investopedia's feed description

    TikTok said Sunday it's in the process of restoring service after President-elect Donald Trump said he would issue an executive order on Monday to delay the Chinese-owned app's ban in the U.S.

  12. NPR

    TikTok is back online in the U.S., following Trump's promise to pause the ban (opens NPR)

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    NPR's feed description

    The president-elect said he will issue an executive order Monday to delay the ban while he brokers a sale. The app has returned on web and mobile, but is not available in Apple and Google's stores.

  13. KVIA El Paso

    TikTok shuts down in the United States hours ahead of a ban (opens KVIA El Paso)

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    KVIA El Paso's feed description

    By Aaron Pellish and Brian Stelter, CNN (CNN) — [BREAKING NEWS] TikTok went dark in the United States on Saturday night, less than two hours before a ban was slated to go into effect. Visitors to the app were greeted with a message reading: “Sorry, TikTok isn’t available right now.

  14. Time

    TikTok Goes Dark as U.S. Ban Takes Effect (opens Time)

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    Time's feed description

    Millions of TikTok users in the United States are no longer able to watch videos on the social media platform.

  15. Wyoming Tribune Eagle

    TikTok restores service in US, thanking Trump (opens Wyoming Tribune Eagle)

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    Wyoming Tribune Eagle's feed description

    TikTok restored service in the United States Sunday after briefly going dark, as a law banning the wildly popular app on national security grounds came into effect.

  16. Forbes

    TikTok Goes Dark For Millions As The Ban Goes Into Effect (opens Forbes)

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    Forbes's feed description

    Starting today, when you open the TikTok app, you are greeted by a rather direct notice that the app is no longer available with a note about President-elect Trump pos...

  17. NBC New York

    TikTok ban leads to app unavailable in the U.S.: What users are seeing (opens NBC New York)

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    NBC New York's feed description

    Many TikTok users began to see messages preventing them from using the app when they opened it Saturday night making it unavailable.

  18. New York Post

    TikTok goes dark for 170M US users as app counts on Trump to work on solution (opens New York Post)

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    New York Post's feed description

    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.”

  19. The Boston Globe

    TikTok goes dark as US ban takes effect (opens The Boston Globe)

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    The Boston Globe's feed description

    Millions of TikTok users in the United States are no longer able to watch videos on the social media platform as a federal ban on the immensely popular app takes effect.

  20. WDIO Duluth

    TikTok says it's in the process of restoring service to US users (opens WDIO Duluth)

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    WDIO Duluth's feed description

    TikTok says it's "in the process" of restoring service to users in the United States after the popular video-sharing platform went dark in response to a new law.

  21. FOX 35 Orlando

    TikTok restoring service after Trump's statement, company says (opens FOX 35 Orlando)

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    FOX 35 Orlando's feed description

    TikTok said it's restoring service for users in the U.S. after going dark Saturday night.

  22. Washington Examiner

    TikTok goes dark in US as ban takes effect (opens Washington Examiner)

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    Washington Examiner's feed description

    The company announced the shutdown in a pop-up message on the app that only allows users to "learn more" about the federal law or close the app.

  23. NBC 6 South Florida

    TikTok restoring U.S. service after Trump provided ‘assurance' (opens NBC 6 South Florida)

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    NBC 6 South Florida's feed description

    TikTok was available to some U.S. users on Sunday after President-elect Donald Trump said that he would sign an executive order to delay a federal ban.

  24. NBC10 Philadelphia

    TikTok unavailable for users in the US as ban takes effect (opens NBC10 Philadelphia)

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    NBC10 Philadelphia's feed description

    TikTok users are being told the app is not currently available as the government's ban is set to go into effect Jan. 19, with the app saying that...

  25. WNEP

    TikTok shuts down in US ahead of ban taking effect (opens WNEP)

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    WNEP's feed description

    Users who logged into TikTok Saturday night were greeted by a pop-up message about the ban taking effect.

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