TikTok plans to shut down app in US Sunday if ban holds, reports say. Here's what to know.
TikTok's reported plans include giving users a pop-message directing them to a website with information about the ban.
TikTok might go for a total shutdown in the US on Sunday
If TikTok doesn't find a buyer before Sunday, Jan 19, it will likely have to stop operation in the U.S. This is due to a law signed by President Biden in April, which requires TikTok parent company Bytedance to sell its U.S. assets by the deadline.
Here’s what will happen to the TikTok app if it shuts down this Sunday
If TikTok is banned on January 19, users in the United States could see their access abruptly shut off, but they'll be able to retrieve their personal data.
TikTok reportedly plans ‘immediate’ Sunday shutdown in the US if it’s banned
TikTok will shut down entirely in the US on Sunday without intervention from the US Supreme Court, unnamed sources have told Reuters. That would go beyond the ban’s requirement for app stores to stop offering downloads of the app, but not immediately halt use of it.
A possible TikTok ban is just days away. A list of other apps available
With a possible TikTok ban just days away, many U.S. users are looking for alternative social media platforms to help them keep up with pop culture or provide the type of entertaining videos that popularized the short-form video app.
TikTok Preparing for US Shut-Off on Sunday, the Information Reports
TikTok plans to shut off its app for U.S. users on Sunday, the day a federal ban comes into effect, unless the Supreme Court intervenes to block the ban, the Information reported on Tuesday, citing two people familiar with the matter.
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TikTok has denied reports of China considering an Elon Musk purchase of the app ahead of a U.S. ban on Jan. 19, according to BBC News.
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'TikTok refugees' are joining Chinese app RedNote. Here's how to use it.
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