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

TikTok’s app was removed from prominent app stores on Saturday just before a federal law that would have banned the popular social media platform was scheduled to go into effect

However, TikTok said the messages from the Biden administration were not clear enough. "The statements issued today by both the Biden White House and the Department of Justice hav

The high-profile names who could potentially buy TikTok following the Supreme Court's decision to uphold the law banning the platform in the US.

Analysts have suggested it is "just matter of time" until the US ban on TikTok spreads to allied countries and beyond – if the Trump administration decides to keep it offline. The app has been switched off in America after US lawmakers ruled it was a national security risk because of owner ByteDance's ties to the Chinese government - ties it denies.

A TikTok ban is looming in the U.S, but president-elect Donald Trump may not follow through on it. Here’s what to expect.