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00:00This is it. The end of TikTok.
00:05Speeches and tears as American TikTokers prepared to say goodbye to their followers
00:10before TikTok went offline in the US.
00:13Legislation recently upheld by the Supreme Court demanded the platform
00:16sever ties with Chinese parent company ByteDance or shutter its US operation,
00:21amid concerns it poses a danger to national security.
00:26Many of the app's users are dismayed at the court's decision.
00:30I love TikTok. Mark Zuckerberg, Elon Musk and all the American owners of media.
00:39They know everything about me. China doesn't. What do they care?
00:44I think it's sad that we are banning apps here in America to,
00:49you know, suppress people's freedom of speech.
00:52The White House has insisted that the app's future in the US is in the hands of the incoming
00:56Trump administration. Trump is fond of the app
00:58and credits it for contributing to his election victory in November.
01:03You know, I have a warm spot in my heart for TikTok because I won youth by 34 points.
01:08Trump has announced he aims to give the platform a 90-day reprieve from the ban
01:12after he takes office. TikTok's CEO has voiced hope that Trump will find a solution.
01:19I want to thank President Trump for his commitment to work with us to find a
01:23solution that keeps TikTok available in the United States.
01:27US search engine startup Perplexity has put forward a bid to ByteDance to merge with the app,
01:32according to a source familiar with Perplexity's plans.
01:36TikTok is no longer working in the US as of Sunday.
01:39The company added it is working to restore access in the country as soon as possible.