Whilst the situation is still evolving, here’s what will happen to your TikTok posts on January 19th. An emergency request was filed to the justices by TikTok and ByteDance on Monday for an injunction to halt the ban. Veuer’s Chloe Hurst has the story!
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00:00Whilst the situation is still evolving, here's what will happen to your TikTok posts on Jan. 19.
00:05According to USA Today, President Biden passed legislation earlier this year that bans the
00:11distribution of TikTok in the U.S. if the app's parent company, ByteDance, doesn't sell it before
00:17Jan. 19. The good news is your existing TikTok posts will likely remain accessible to view,
00:24but you will not be able to post new content or update the app after this date. The app will be
00:31removed from app stores, including Apple and Google Play, a TikTok spokesperson told USA Today.
00:38The voices of over 170 million Americans here in the U.S. and around the world will be silenced
00:44on Jan. 19, 2025, unless the TikTok ban is halted. Even Trump has,
00:51You know, I have a warm spot in my heart for TikTok because I won youth by 34 points.
00:56An emergency request was filed to the justices by TikTok and ByteDance on Monday
01:02for an injunction to halt the ban.