Sad TikTokers get even sadder after learning VPN won’t save them from US ban
NY Post
Despondent American TikTokers searching high and low for a fix after the beloved social app went dark are having a tough time getting around the ban.
Users on Sunday were just beginning to realize that the Chinese-owned app remains dark even when using a VPN.
Virtual private networks can trick websites and apps into thinking a user is in a different country. VPN software is commonly used in countries where an oppressive government restricts access to social media — like Iran, China or Russia.
But TikTok ensured its shutdown could not be so easily evaded.
“Whoever said a vpn would work after the tiktok ban, you’re goin straight to hell,” one frustrated user wrote.
Another added: “went through the process of setting up a vpn to access tiktok and it still don’t work.”
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