CapCut suspends U.S. services amid TikTok ban: ByteDance apps face nationwide shutdown

Another widely-used social media platform is being shut down in the United States alongside TikTok.  For those not following the developments, a law passed last year required TikTok's Chinese parent company, ByteDance, to divest its ownership by January 19, 2025.

Failure to do so would result in the app being removed from the App Store.  

ByteDance has declined to sell TikTok, leading to the enforcement of the ban.  

Unfortunately, TikTok is not the only platform under ByteDance's ownership. The company also owns the video editing app CapCut, which ceased operations just before midnight on January 19.  

The message on the app’s landing page reads: “Sorry, CapCut isn’t available right now. A new law banning CapCut has been enacted in the U.S. Unfortunately, that means you can’t use CapCut for now. Rest assured, we’re working to restore our service in the U.S. Please stay tuned! In the meantime, you can still manage your account data.”  

Earlier this week, **USA Today** reported that it was uncertain whether CapCut would be affected by the law targeting TikTok.  

It now appears evident that CapCut, like TikTok, will remain inaccessible to U.S. users for the time being.  

Just days before the ban was set to take effect, the Supreme Court rejected a petition to hear a case aimed at overturning the law. However, Donald Trump has indicated his intent to reexamine the situation after taking office on Monday, January 20.