Update: Supreme Court upholds law that could ban TikTok in the U.S. Read more. With less than a week until TikTok could go dark for American users, a YouTube celebrity may be throwing his hat into the ring to purchase the platform.
Meta stands to be one of the largest beneficiaries of a TikTok ban in the US, analysts say. Through ad dollars alone, Meta could rake in up to $3.38B.
Unless TikTok’s China-based parent company, ByteDance, sells the app into new ownership, TikTok will be removed from Apple and Google app stores on Sunday, Jan. 19, reports CNN. The app will still be accessible on phones that have it previously downloaded, but it will not be able to update.
The decision came a week after the justices heard a First Amendment challenge to a law aimed at the wildly popular short-form video platform used by 170 million Americans that the government fears could be influenced by China.
The platform is in need of saving in the United States, where approximately 170 million people have TikTok accounts. On Friday, the U.S. Supreme Court upheld a federal law that will ban the platform on Jan. 19 unless TikTok’s China-based owner ByteDance divests its U.S. operations.
As the U.S. TikTok ban proceeds, fans need to find other short-video apps to use. Here are the ones that are most popular right now.
Experts say no other app presents the same economic opportunities as TikTok, creators fear loss of income if app shutters.
Texas TikTok creators Bar 7 Ranch wants to see app stay after the platform grew farming business and following.
Trade warriors are scrambling to avoid the consequences of their actions. The top U.S. court upheld a bipartisan law to ban TikTok in just two days’ time. Yet neither outgoing President Joe Biden nor incoming President-elect Donald Trump want the social media app to go dark on their watch.
On Friday, the Supreme Court ruled against TikTok, upholding the law banning the social media app in the U.S., which will go into effect on Jan. 19. Five students at the University of Utah who use the app daily shared their thoughts on TikTok and the upcoming ban.
As TikTok nears a U.S. ban, apps like RedNote, Lemon8, and YouTube Shorts are emerging as viable alternatives for creators and followers alike.