TikTok went dark in the U.S. on Saturday (Jan 18) before a federal ban on the Chinese owned short-video app took effect, cutting off access to the platform that captivated nearly half of all Americans.<br /><br />Read more at https://tinyurl.com/4hafy2f5 <br /><br />WATCH MORE: https://thestartv.com/c/news<br />SUBSCRIBE: https://cutt.ly/TheStar<br />LIKE: https://fb.com/TheStarOnline