The United States of America has officially banned TikTok and removed it from app stores like Google Play Store and Apple Store. SA clapped for the ban.

The unfolding saga around the popular video-sharing app TikTok took another turn Sunday as the company restored service to users based in the United States.

President Donald Trump and Vice President JD Vance were both sworn into office in a ceremony beneath the Capitol Rotunda on Monday. "The golden age of America begins right now," Trump said in his inaugural speech.

TikTok is now accessible again in the United States. Just how long that lasts will likely depend on incoming President Donald Trump.

While Trump gained praise from users for the reprieve, he faces long-time skeptics in his own Republican Party about what they see as the app’s ongoing national security threat.

President-elect Donald Trump is expected to grant TikTok more time to strike a deal after he returns to power on Monday as China has signaled it would be open to a deal to keep TikTok in the US market.

TikTok appears to be coming back online just hours after President-elect Donald Trump pledged Sunday that he would sign an executive order Monday that aims to restore the banned app.

TikTok said Sunday it was restoring service to users in the United States after the popular video-sharing platform went dark in response to a federal ban that President-elect Donald Trump said he would try to pause by executive order on his first day in office.

The U.S. Treasury Department on Friday imposed sanctions on alleged hacker Yin Kecheng and cybersecurity company Sichuan Juxinhe Network Technology Co., accusing both of being involved in a series of hacks against American telecom companies.

The 170 million U.S. users of the social video platform look to the new president to sustain the app, despite passage of a law banning it if it was not sold by its Chinese parent company.

Where is TikTok down in the US? Here’s the latest availability report. Last updated: Sunday, January 19th, 4:30 pm PT Apple App Store: ⊗ Not Available Google Play Store: ⊗ Not Available Existing, Already-Downloaded Apps: √ Available (Restored) Web Version: √ Available (Restored) Akamai: √ Available (Restored) Oracle: √ Available (Restored) TikTok,

TikTok's services are restored in the U.S. after President-elect Donald Trump pledged to sign an executive order to save it. It's been a wild 24 hours to say the least — starting with TikTok preemptively shutting down the app for users from 10:30pm on January 18.