How did TikTok go ‘dark’ in America?
TikTok has gone offline in the US just hours before the new law banning the platform comes into effect.
BBC News tech correspondent Lily Jamali explains why this happened and shows what happens now when she tries to access the app.
This comes as the social media platform warned that it would “plunge into darkness” on Sunday unless the outgoing Biden administration provided assurances that the ban would not be enforced.
President-elect Donald Trump has said he is ‘likely’ to give TikTok a 90-day reprieve from the ban after taking office on Monday, but the future of the popular app in the US is still unclear.
