On the evening of January 18, access to the social network TikTok in the United States was limited. The app became unavailable less than two hours before the official ban took effect.

Thus, about 170 million Americans were left without access to the popular social network. CNN reports this.

When trying to log into the application, users saw a notification indicating that the social network was banned in the United States..

" US law bans TikTok. Unfortunately, this means you can't use TikTok for now,"

The action comes after the Supreme Court on January 17 upheld the ban, passed with broad bipartisan support in Congress and signed into law in April 2024 by President Joe Biden.. The law prohibits U.S. companies from hosting or serving content for the Chinese social network TikTok unless it is sold to a buyer in the United States or one of its allies..

At the same time, TikTok noted that access to the social network may return to the United States as early as January 20. The company said President-elect Donald Trump has indicated he will work on a solution to turnaround TikTok once he takes office..

It is worth noting that the day before Trump promised that he would delay the TikTok ban for 90 days after taking office. At the same time, the politician emphasized that he has not yet made a final decision.

Tens of thousands of Americans are asking Trump on his Instagram page to resolve the issue of access to TikTok in the United States.

When you try to log into TikTok from a US IP, a notification appears: “An error occurred while processing your request.”. In countries where TikTok has been banned, users are using VPNs to bypass the block and continue accessing content..

Let us remember that Trump has already said before that he will be the one to decide on the fate of TikTok.. This may seem strange since the law was passed during the time of President Joe Biden. But it should be noted that it was proposed during Trump’s first term in office..

Moreover, Biden has repeatedly stated that “actions to implement this law will be taken by the next administration.”.

It was previously reported that Chinese scientists conducted a study and came to the conclusion that excessive viewing of short videos - such as those published on the TikTok, Reels (Meta) and Shorts (YouTube) platforms - is addictive. In addition, fascination with such content can negatively affect a person’s cognitive function and mental health..