CapCut Suspends U.S. Service Alongside TikTok Amid Ban

 

Another popular app is going offline in the United States alongside TikTok.

A new law passed last year required TikTok’s Chinese parent company, ByteDance, to divest its ownership by January 19, 2025. Failure to comply would result in the app being removed from the App Store.

ByteDance has refused to sell TikTok, leading to the enforcement of the ban. Unfortunately, TikTok isn’t ByteDance's only platform affected. The company also owns CapCut, a video editing service that suspended its operations just before midnight on January 19.

CapCut’s landing page now displays the message: “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.”

Initially, it was unclear if CapCut would be impacted by the law targeting TikTok. However, it’s now evident that both CapCut and TikTok will be unavailable to U.S. users indefinitely.

In the days leading up to the ban, the Supreme Court declined a request to hear a case challenging the law. However, Donald Trump has expressed interest in revisiting the issue after his inauguration on January 20.