TikTok starts warning US users it will be “temporarily unavailable” Image: Cath Virginia / The Verge, Getty ImagesTikTok is officially going dark in the United States now that a federal ban on the app is set to go into effect on January 19th. Around 9PM ET, the app began notifying people in the US with a message that said the ban will “make our services temporarily unavailable.” The message goes on to say that …

TikTok will be ‘temporarily unavailable’ in the US starting tonight Image: Cath Virginia / The Verge, Getty ImagesTikTok is officially going dark in the United States now that a federal ban on the app is set to go into effect on January 19th. Around 9PM ET, the app began notifying people in the US, including Verge staffers, with a message that said the ban would “make our services temporarily unavailable.” The…

TikTok Tells Users It Will Be ‘Temporarily Unavailable’ in the U.S. The popular video app displayed a message signaling it might go offline, with a federal law barring U.S. companies from hosting or distributing TikTok set to take effect on Sunday.