Heartbroken TikTokers are going cuckoo. Users of the now defunct social app nationwide are mourning its loss early Sunday, after the popular video-sharing platform went dark for its 170 million American users in the face of a legal US ban. “ITS GONE TIKTOK IS GONE,” one user posted to X with a gif of someone nervously smoking.

Facing the loss of their favorite app, users have flocked to another China-based platform. The resulting cross-cultural exchanges have been revealing. The TikTok ban is expected to come into force on Sunday,

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The clock is ticking toward TikTok's end with a possible ban set to go into effect Sunday. Here's where "TikTok refugees" are going.

Apple launched its dedicated Apple Store app in India on Friday, deepening its retail presence in the world's most populous country as the iPhone maker Apple launches its dedicated Apple Store app in India,

Some of us at The Verge are seeing the app fully back, while for others, the app is behaving as though it has no internet connection. Prior to this, TikTok’s website started loading once more. The app has not yet returned to the iOS App Store.

TikTok was taken down from US app stores just hours before the January 19 deadline, with app users getting notified of the shutdown. There is some hope that President-elect Trump may reinstate TikTok temporarily following his inauguration on January 20, 2025.

TikTok has gone dark in the U.S. If the ban remains, the travel industry would be forced to change its social media marketing methods.

Looming over the Supreme Court's TikTok decision is what could happen after Donald Trump takes office. Trump promised to "save" the popular platform.

After the Supreme Court and Biden administration declined to step in, TikTok shut down its app on Saturday night. Trump says he'll issue an executive order to delay its implementation.