Social media giant TikTok plans to completely shut down its operations in the United States this Sunday if a ban ordered by legislators goes through as planned, a report said.
The platform, which counts over 170 million American users, will implement an immediate blackout rather than allowing existing users continued access as had been expected, according to sources who spoke to The Information.
The apparent shutdown comes as TikTok faces a Janu…

TikTok a decis ce va face dacă Curtea Supremă a SUA interzice rețeaua pe teritoriul american

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TikTok has decided what it will do if the US Supreme Court bans the network in the US territory

TikTok is considering making the app unusable in the United States on Sunday, taking the divest-or-be-banned law a step further than is required. Starting Sunday, U.S. app stores will no longer carry TikTok, meaning users will no longer be able to download it or update the app. The company, however, is weighing making the app unusable to U.S. users starting that day. If it is banned, TikTok plans that users attempting to open the app will see a …

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WASHINGTON/NEW YORK >> TikTok plans to shut U.S. operations of its social media app used by 170 million Americans on Sunday, when a federal ban is set to take effect, barring a last-minute reprieve, people familiar with the matter said on Wednesday.

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TikTok plans to shut down its US operations on January 19 unless the Supreme Court overturns a federal ban tied to ByteDance's failure to divest. President-elect Trump may issue an executive order delaying enforcement.

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TikTok prepares to shut down app in US unless Supreme Court overturns ban: Report

WASHINGTON/NEW YORK, Jan 16 — TikTok plans to shut US operations of its social media app used by 170 million Americans on Sunday, when a federal ban is set to take effect, barring a last-minute reprieve, people familiar with the matter said yesterday. The Washington Post reported President-elect Donald Trump, whose term begins a day after a ban would start, is considering issuing an executive order to suspend enforcement of a shutdown for 60 to …

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TikTok prepares to shut down app in US on Sunday

Popular video-sharing platform preparing to go fully dark in the US from Sunday, reports say.

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TikTok planning complete US shutdown as ban deadline looms, reports say

TikTok is preparing to potentially make the app unavailable to its 170 million American users on Sunday.

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U.S. Supreme Court is currently deciding whether to uphold the law and allow TikTok to be banned on Sunday

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TikTok prepares to shut down app in U.S. on Sunday, sources say

TikTok plans to shut US operations of its social media app used by 170-million Americans on Sunday, when a federal ban is set to take effect, barring a last-minute reprieve, people familiar with the matter said on Wednesday.

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TikTok prepares to shut down app in US on Sunday, sources say

TikTok will completely shut down its app in the US starting on Sunday if the US Supreme Court does not prevent the social network from being banned in the US, the Chinese financial daily China Securities Journal reported on Wednesday.

TikTok îşi va închide complet aplicaţia în SUA începând de duminică, dacă Curtea Supremă a SUA nu împiedică interzicerea acestei reţele de socializare pe teritoriul american, scrie miercuri cotidianul financiar chinez China Securities Journal.

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The apparent shutdown comes as TikTok faces a January 19 legislative deadline to sever ties with its Chinese parent company ByteDance.

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