TikTok is preparing to go dark for U.S. users this Sunday if the Supreme Court does not grant its emergency appeal to halt a law that will ban the app unless Chinese parent ByteDance divests its stake, according to reports.
TikTok is in danger of being banned in the U.S. under a federal law set to take effect Sunday, Jan. 19, unless the Supreme Court grants an injunction blocking it. On Wednesday, the court did not issue a ruling in the matter.
At this point, TikTok plans an "immediate" shut down of the app for U.S. users unless the Supreme Court grants a reprieve, The Information reported, citing anonymous sources. Reuters also reported on TikTok's preparations to suspend service for American users in the absence of a favorable Supreme Court ruling.
If the ban goes into effect Jan. 19, TikTok users will see a pop-up message in the app directing them to a website with information about the ban, per the Reuters report. In addition, TikTok plans to give users an option to download their data, according to the report.
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