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For people who are wondering what the TikTok ban is going to look like for US TikTok users if it goes into effect on Sunday, TikTok will be blocking US users, linking to info about the ban, and giving them the option of exporting their data. https://www.theverge.com/2025/1/15/24344299/tiktok-shutdown-us-ban-supreme-court
TikTok reportedly plans ‘immediate’ Sunday shutdown in the US if it’s banned

TikTok could shut down entirely on Sunday if the US federal ban isn’t paused, despite the ban only immediately requiring app stores to stop offering downloads.

The Verge
Jan 15 at 7:01pmWeb
Show threadMike LoukidesJan 15
@evacide A worst-of-all-worlds possible outcome would be Musk ending up with it...
Show threadangelazuraJan 16
@mikeloukides @evacide yeah I agree. I feel like one dude owning two large sources of potential propaganda are extremely dangerous.
Show threadslashJan 15
@evacide I can't wait until all those Congress-critters get home on Sunday, and their kids start complaining that "the internet is down" because they can't reach tik-tok. Maybe *they* can explain it to our leaders, because we sure haven't been able to.
Show threadCassandrichJan 15
@evacide Any idea if geofence bypassing VPNs will restore access?