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Even if you already have TikTok on you phone, you can’t use it now and get the following message: > Sorry, TikTok isn't available right now > A law banning Ti

Even if you already have TikTok on you phone, you can’t use it now and get the following message: > Sorry, TikTok isn't available right now > A law banning TikTok has been enacted in the U.S. Unfortunately, that means you can't use TikTok for now. > We are fortunate that President Trump has indicated that he will work with us on a solution to reinstate TikTok once he takes office. Please stay tuned!

boredatoms 2y ago
Does that hold for VPNs, or does it use app store download location?
- croddin 2y ago
  VPN doesn’t work for TikTok so must be based on the App Store. VPN does seem to work to use CapCut so far though.
  - ljlolel 2y ago
    No, I don’t see it in App Store but TikTok works fine when I’m outside US
jkaplowitz 2y ago
That’s dishonest of ByteDance. The legislated ban doesn’t mean the existing US users can’t use it right now. This message simply means that ByteDance made a business decision to shut it down for the existing US user base. I understand several reasons they might be making that business decision, including supportability reasons. I also get why they might be choosing to explain the situation dishonestly. But understanding their potential motivations doesn’t make a dishonest explanation any less dishonest.
whitehexagon 2y ago
If only our climate emergency had such a hero to swoop in and save the planet. Pretty sure I saw a headline on HN last week that we already blew through the 1.5C limit, I doubt it got a fraction of the 2000+ hits this story got yesterday.