Analysts have suggested it is "just matter of time" until the US ban on TikTok spreads to allied countries and beyond – if the Trump administration decides to keep it offline. The app has been switched off in America after US lawmakers ruled it was a national security risk because of owner ByteDance's ties to the Chinese government - ties it denies.

O n Sunday January 19, a new law went into effect banning TikTok on national security grounds after its Chinese parent company, ByteDance, refused to sell its U.S. business. Hours

Tik Tok is to be banned in the U.S. on Sunday at midnight. Eyewitness News’s Ben Walls explains what this means for local Tik Tok creators. Watch the video above to learn more.