The fate of the application will be known by Sunday.
Tiktok plans to shut down its app for US users on Sunday, news Reuters.
The Chinese-owned social media platform is set to be banned in the US on Sunday, January 19, unless the Supreme Court overturns the president Joe Biden decision.
Last spring, Biden signed a law according to which ByteDance, the company that owns Tiktok, must sell its holdings in the United States by January 19.
Tiktok is preparing to shut down its app in the US voluntarily. Illustration picture. PDO
A voluntary ban on Tiktok would have a different effect than a ban imposed by law. The law would prevent Tiktok from being downloaded in the Apple and Google app stores, but those who had already downloaded it could continue to use the platform normally.
In Tiktok’s self-imposed ban, a message would appear on users’ screens directing them to a website with information about the application’s ban. Users would also have the option to download all their data.
Next Monday, the president of the United States will rise again Donald Trump has again tried to delay the implementation of the ban. ByteDance is also considering selling the app’s US operations to a Trump ally, the tech billionaire, according to some sources For Elon Musk.
According to sources cited by Reuters, Tiktok would be able to quickly resume operations if the ban were to be lifted in the future.