TikTok has gone dark in the U.S., the result of a federal law that bans the popular social media app for millions of Americans.

Donald Trump is once again president — and he's already signed a slew of executive orders. Federal employees have been ordered to return to the office full time. A "national energy emergency" has been declared.

The owner of a British Star Wars-themed TikTok account believes irrevocable damage has been done by the disruption caused by the US ban of the app. The platform was temporarily unavailable in the US on Saturday after the Supreme Court denied a bid by Chinese owner ByteDance to overturn a law banning it.

TikTok is back, but it's still banned. FOX 26's Lina de Florias explains. Former president George W. Bush took the internet by storm during the 2025 Inauguration of President Donald Trump, where the 43rd president seemed to have a playful moment during the proceedings.