Users in the U.S. cannot access several apps owned by Chinese company ByteDance as new legislation comes into effect.

At the moment, there are "no plans" for a TikTok ban in the UK, a government spokesperson said on Saturday. "We engage with all major social media companies to understand their plans for ensuring the security of UK data and to ensure they meet the high data protection and cyber security standards we expect."

TikTok was removed from prominent app stores, including the ones operated by Apple and Google, while its website told users that the short-form video platform was no longer available.