TikTok says it is officially going dark in the United States now that a federal ban of the app is going into effect. Around 6 PM Pacific time, the app began notifying people in the US, including Verge staffers,

On Saturday, TikTok users in the United States scrolled through the app for what could be its final hours after the Supreme Court upheld a law that requires ByteDance, TikTok’s Chinese parent company, to sell the app by Sunday or otherwise face a ban.

TikTok plans to cease operations in the United States on Sunday unless President Joe Biden intervenes before he leaves office one day later.

Social media platform TikTok said it will be "forced to go dark" on Sunday unless the White House gives a "definitive" statement about its future, the company said in an announcement Friday night.

The social media app said it would abide by a law requiring it to cease operations in the United States on Jan. 19

With a TikTok ban set to go into effect Sunday, influencers and strategists say politicians run the risk of losing a key communication tool and alienating the large number of people active there.

After hearing arguments on Friday morning, the U.S. Supreme Court decided to uphold the law, meaning that TikTok will be banned effective if the parent company ByteDance does not sell the company by Sunday.

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

An official Pokemon TikTok account says goodbye to its fans in the U.S. as the nationwide ban of the social media app hits its deadline.

President-elect Donald Trump told ABC News he is likely to grant TikTok a 90-day extension to avoid a ban in the United States.

The app gave places like an ice cream shop/wine bar fame, and sometimes overwhelmed them with crowds. Influencers and destinations await the fallout.