President Donald Trump on Wednesday batted down the national security concerns surrounding TikTok, saying, “Is it that important for China to be spying on young people? On young kids watching crazy videos?

TikTok went offline in the United States Saturday night, less than two hours before a ban was slated to go into effect.

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

Coco Gauff said she hopes TikTok "comes back" in the U.S. after the federal ban of the popular app took effect Saturday.

The app went dark nationwide on Saturday night, but the company indicated it was in the process of restoring the service after assurances from President-elect Donald J. Trump.

Three days after ByteDance's TikTok went dark and then was quickly revived in the United States, users who deleted the app were anxiously checking iPhone and Android devices to find it still unavailable to be downloaded again.

After several attempts, finally came the moment when ByteDance's platform, TikTok disappears from the United States after a legal battle.

TikTok was not the only app that became unavailable for many U.S. users. The ban also impacts other Bytedance apps, like CapCut, Lempon8 and Gauth. Apple, in a statement on its website, said it’s “obligated to follow the laws in the jurisdictions where it operates,”

BOWLING GREEN, Ky. (WBKO) -This week, WBKO had the opportunity to speak with United States Senator Rand Paul (R-KY), who shared his opinion on a variety of topics. Regarding TikTok, Paul shared his belief that the social media app should not have been banned.

Original: TikTok is now officially banned and unavailable in the United States, ensuring it can no longer be used by those who have the app downloaded. TikTok is one of the biggest platforms on ...