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Gbeminiyi Ogunleye
22 hours ago
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TikTok plans full shutdown in US as ban deadline nears
Social media platform, TikTok has announced plans to completely shut down its operations in the United States this Sunday if a legislator-ordered ban takes effect as scheduled.
TikTok, which has over 170 million American users, will implement an immediate blackout rather than allowing existing users to continue accessing the platform, according to sources who spoke with The Information.
The shutdown was linked to a January 19 deadline, which requires TikTok to cut ties with its Chinese parent company, ByteDance, or halt operations in the US.
Although the law only mandates app stores to remove TikTok and cloud providers to stop hosting US user data, TikTok reportedly plans to suspend its entire service.
Users attempting to open the app after the deadline will see a message explaining the federally mandated ban, along with instructions on how to download their personal data, The Information reports.
The decision came after Supreme Court justices raised skepticism during oral arguments last Friday, indicating they might uphold the ban.
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