TikTok plans to close the app in the US on January 19 – Reuters

Users who try to open the app will see a notification directing them to a website with information about the ban. The company also plans to offer users the ability to download all their data, agency interlocutors said.

The Chinese ByteDance must sell TikTok to an American company before January 19; Otherwise, the service will be banned in the United States. The U.S. Supreme Court could also suspend the law.

For now, TikTok’s future remains uncertain. Mike Waltz, future national security adviser to US President-elect Donald Trump, said on Fox News that he plans to “find a way to preserve [TikTok]but protect people’s data.”

According to the Washington Post, Trump is considering issuing an executive order to suspend the ban for 60 to 90 days to find a solution. The New York Times reports that TikTok head Shaw Chu received an invitation to attend Trump’s inauguration.

The White House told Reuters that current President Joe Biden has no plans to intervene. However, NBC reports that the Biden administration is weighing options to maintain access to TikTok after January 19, in order to delay a decision on the social network’s future until Trump takes office. “Americans should not expect TikTok to suddenly be banned on Sunday,” an administration official told the station.

A ban on TikTok in the US could make the app unavailable to users in many other countries, Reuters writes, citing the company’s statement in a December court filing. This is because hundreds of service providers in the US provide access to the platform to users around the world and will no longer be able to perform this function, TikTok explained.