No, TikTok will not suddenly disappear from your phone. Nor will you go to jail if you continue using it after it is banned.
Jennifer Gay, a TikTok content creator, sits outside the U.S. Capitol, Tuesday, April 23, 2024, in Washington as Senators prepare to consider legislation that would force TikTok’s China-based parent company to sell the social media platform under the threat of a ban, a contentious move by U.S. lawmakers. , a measure to outlaw the popular video-sharing app has won congressional approval and is on its way to President Biden for his signature.
So it would be at least a year before a ban goes into effect — but with likely court challenges, this could stretch even longer, perhaps years. TikTok has seen some success with court challenges in the past, but it has never sought to prevent federal legislation from going into effect.TikTok, which is used by more than 170 million Americans, most likely won’t disappear from your phone even if an eventual ban does take effect.
But some tech savvy is required, and it’s not clear what will and won’t work. More likely, users will migrate to another platform — such as Instagram, which has a, or YouTube, which has incorporated vertical short videos in its feed to try to compete with TikTok. Often, such videos are taken directly from TikTok itself. And popular creators are likely to be found on other platforms as well, so you’ll probably be able to see the same stuff.
Data privacy experts say, though, that the Chinese government could easily get information on Americans in other ways, including through
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