Ahead of the TikTok ban, here are ways to get your data before the social media app goes dark.
With a TikTok ban set to happen following the Supreme Court’s ruling on Friday, users now will have to retrieve their data before the ban goes into effect on Jan. 19. Ahead of the ban, users can request their TikTok data like your username, video downloads, likes, and comments. TikTok’s support page has a step-by-step breakdown of how to request and download your data from the app.
RELATED: TikTok ban: Supreme Court upholds federal law forcing app’s shut downOnce the request is submitted, TikTok will create a file of your data that you can download from the download data tab. We'll notify you in the app when it's ready to download. Please note that it may take a few days to prepare the file.TikTok says on its support page that some user data may not be available to download, like data that affects the privacy of others.
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