Working around the ban — if you can — is not unlawful, as long as you don’t do anything wrong in how you actually do it. The issue for U.S. users will be that you won’t be able to do that with your existing account. You also can’t do that from the U.S. or possibly even with a cell phone carrying a U.S.-registered SIM or eSIM.

TikTok has been banned in America, at least for now. But your data and your kids are still very much at risk.

But while the super-popular video app has gone dark, the decision to turn off TikTok may not be final. In fact, it may last just a few dozen hours. The path to reinstatement. Pres

TikTok has gone offline in the US, hours before a new law banning the platform was due to come into effect. A message appearing on the app for US users said a law banning TikTok had been enacted, meaning "you can't use TikTok for now".

TikTok’s app and website effectively shut down in the United States late Saturday just before a nationwide ban against the video-sharing platform came into force. The company showed its millions of American users a pop-up message that thanked President-elect Donald Trump for indicating he will work with the company on a solution when he takes office on Monday.