Canadian TikTok users say the app is down for them too, as the U.S. ban takes effect, with dozens of annoyed Canadian users flocking to social media to vent their frustrations.

On the TikTok file, the federal government has been full of muddled policies with a lack of transparency and a reactive approach to U.S. decision-making

TikTok’s time in the United States is counting down. But Washington is only the latest government to impose restrictions on the video app.

A TikTok ban briefly came into effect this past weekend in the U.S., but service came back the next day. What exactly happened?

U.S. President Donald Trump on Monday, his first day back in office, signed an executive order postponing the country's ban of TikTok for 75 days. But whether this move was lawful is up in the air.

The uncertainty may have ripple effects in Canada, experts say, although Ottawa says what happens in the U.S. won't impact its own moves to curtail TikTok's business.

TikTok's services are restored in the U.S. after President-elect Donald Trump pledged to sign an executive order to save it. It's been a wild 24 hours to say the least — starting with TikTok preemptively shutting down the app for users from 10:30pm on January 18.

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."

To access TikTok after the ban, you’ll also need to use a VPN. VPNs are privacy tools that conceal a user’s Internet Protocol (IP) address. Not only does this obfuscation make it harder for cybercriminals to access user data, but it also allows users to bypass geo-restrictions and access content from anywhere in the world.

Canadian TikTok users took to X on Saturday night to vent that TikTok had also gone down for them after it went down for American users despite the app not being banned completely in Canada

Mark it down because this is the day when the U.S. decided to ghost TikTok, at least for a brief period. After years of heated debates and serious discussions about national security and data privacy,

Trump reiterated the belief that the U.S. should own half of TikTok while signing executive orders in the Oval Office on Monday evening after being sworn in as president.