The fate of TikTok seems to be sealed for the moment. The Biden administration firmly announced the social media giant would have to look to the Trump administration for help after tomorrow’s ban likely will see the app go dark.
TikTok shared a message to U.S. users late Saturday, explaining its suspending service on Sunday, with the deadline for a potential ban hours away.
This looming TikTok ban has over 170 million US TikTok users (who have named themselves "TikTok Refugees") scrambling for a replacement app. And that's what these users have seemingly found in Xiaohongshu or RedNote — a Chinese-owned social media app that has already risen to #1 on the US App Store.
A looming ban on TikTok set to take effect on Sunday presents a multibillion-dollar headache for app store operators Apple and Google.
Severing ties was what the social media platform needed to do in order to avoid the ban. The platform’s fate may be up to President-elect Donald Trump, who said he will likely grant TikTok a 90-day extension after his inauguration.
US president-elect Donald Trump suggested that he will ‘most likely’ give the app a 90-day extension on Monday, when he assumes office.
U.S. President-elect Donald Trump said on Saturday he would "most likely" give TikTok a 90-day reprieve from a potential ban after he takes office on Monday, as the app with 170 million American users buzzed with nervous anticipation ahead of a shutdown set for Sunday.
As TikTok faces a potential shutdown in the U.S. due to national security concerns, President-elect Donald Trump hints at a possible 90-day reprieve. With millions of users at stake and companies scrambling for alternatives,
Here is a preview of the pomp and circumstance that will unfold Monday when Donald Trump is sworn in as the 47th US president.
TikTok told its 170mn US users on Saturday that it will no longer be available “temporarily” after the expiry of a deadline requiring its Chinese parent company Bytedance either to sell its stake in the app or face a ban.