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'No Internet connection': Why is it showing on TikTok? How to resolve it?

As TIkTok shows 'No Internet connection' to millions of users, many of them fear that it's getting banned

TikTok​ has become a huge part of many people's lives, almost 150 million Americans, to be exact. As news spreads that the site that is integral to the daily routine of folks across the country, both Gen Z and old, may be banned in the US, users are coming across an alarming message that TikTok has 'no internet connection.'

Is this an error on users' ends, or is TikTok encountering problems?  As of March 28, 2023, many of TikTok's 150 million users were landing on Twitter to lament how their apps told them the service had no internet connection.

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Why is TikTok showing 'No Internet Connection'?

Given that so many other users are experiencing the same problem, it is more likely that TikTok is to blame than a problem on your end for the "no internet connection" warning notice. These rumors come after several politicians demanded that the government ban the app out of concern that China might be using it to spy on Americans.

Social media users on the other hand are using a variety of platforms to express their opinions in the wake of the app's technical failure, which resulted in users all around the world seeing an error message that said, "internet not available." A user wrote, "if ur seeing “no internet connection” no it’s not ur WiFi we might be saying goodbye to tiktok.. this is very scary for a lot of as tiktok has been our main source to connect with our followers and it may be taken away from us… thoughts?"

How to solve the issue?

After you've made sure that the internet issue is not on your end, you can try a few things to resolve the issue, such as shutting down and then restarting TikTok. You can uninstall the app and then reinstall it. Another step that may restore the full use of your app is to make sure you have installed all recent updates. Finally, you can report the problem to TikTok, but it is quite obvious that the company is aware of it if folks are chatting online about a mass issue.

In the meantime, users are basically panicking that the app is on the way out. A user wrote on Twitter, "No way they banned tiktok that quick? What you mean no internet connection bro."