"I feel disconnected. I feel cut off from the world and my community," one influencer remarked when the app was down.

"TikTok and ByteDance Ltd. apps are no longer available in the United States, and visitors to the United States might have limited access to features," Apple said.

TikTok was not available for many of its 170 million users in the U.S. hours before a ban on the social media platform was supposed to go into effect.

The popular video app went dark in the United States late Saturday and then came back around noon on Sunday, even as a law banning it took effect.

TikTok’s app and website effectively shut down in the United States late Saturday just before a nationwide ban against the video-sharing platform came into force. The company showed its millions of American users a pop-up message that thanked President-elect Donald Trump for indicating he will work with the company on a solution when he takes office on Monday.

TikTok went offline in the United States Saturday night, less than two hours before a ban was slated to go into effect.