TikTok plans to shut down in the U.S. on January 19

According to U.S. media, unless the U.S. Supreme Court intervenes to block the ban, TikTok plans to completely shut down its U.S. app on Sunday (January 19). Instead of allowing users who have already downloaded it to continue using it, TikTok chose to shut down the app directly, and then all users will feel the impact of the ban.

According to the report, according to the plan, users who try to open the TikTok app will see a pop-up message directing them to a website introducing information about the ban. One of the people familiar with the matter said that TikTok also plans to provide users with the option to download personal data so that they can keep their own information records.

The law requires TikTok to be separated from its parent company ByteDance by January 19, 2025, otherwise it will be banned in the United States. This ruling makes TikTok’s prospects in the key U.S. market even more uncertain.

TikTok has appealed to the Supreme Court on the basis of the First Amendment and is awaiting a ruling. However, during the Supreme Court’s oral arguments on the case last Friday, the judges’ questions indicated that the court is likely to uphold the ban.

The law does not require TikTok to shut down the app, but requires app store operators such as Apple and Google to stop providing TikTok download services, and requires TikTok’s cloud service provider Oracle to stop hosting its U.S. user data.