TikTok tells U.S. users it will be ‘temporarily unavailable’ starting Sunday [Video]

TikTok told users in the United States late on Saturday it would be “temporarily unavailable” on Sunday when a law banning the app takes effect in the U.S.

Users logging on were met with a message that said the law would “force us to make our services temporarily unavailable. We’re working to restore our service in the U.S. as soon as possible.”

TikTok said on Friday that unless the Biden administration “immediately provides a definitive statement” with assurances that it won’t enforce a ban, the platform will be “forced to go dark” on Jan. 19.

On Thursday, a U.S. official who spoke to The Associated Press on condition of anonymity in order to discuss internal Biden administration thinking said President Joe Biden won’t enforce a ban, leaving the fate of the social media app in the hands of president-elect Donald Trump.

Congress last year, in a law signed by Biden, …