Other cybersecurity experts said TikTok might not become inaccessible overnight, but rather that the user experience in the U.S. will degrade over time. Chetty agreed, and said the app might also lose popularity over time if it's banned.

The law could go into effect on Sunday, so here's what could happen. The US Supreme Court heard arguments Friday about whether or not to uphold a law that effectively bans the social media app TikTok.

Are you keeping up with the pending TikTok shutdown? News of the ban first came in March 2024, when U.S. President Joe Biden told TikTok's parent company, ByteDance, to sell TikTok to a buyer in the United States or face a ban in the United States.

BEIJING (Reuters) -Chinese social media app RedNote has been thrust into the limelight after more than half a million TikTok users recently joined the platform in protest against a likely imminent ban on the short video app in the United States.

In reaction to—or protest over—the impending U.S. TikTok ban, which will take effect on Sunday if the app is not sold or if the Supreme Court doesn’t intervene, thousands of people in the country have joined RedNote.

Americans are going to lose access to TikTok in less than a week, unless China green-lights a sale to what Congress has deemed a non-adversary of the United States — something China is unlikely to do but might.

The future of TikTok hangs in the balance this week as the Supreme Court of the United States (SCOTUS) prepares to issue a verdict on banning the platform. For months, speculation has been rising about what will become of the popular content creation app that has launched many viral videos and created entire careers.