ByteDance has revealed what will happen to the TikTok app in the United States once the shutdown comes into place on Sunday, January 19.

The U.S. Supreme Court this week will decide whether to ban the widely used video sharing app TikTok. The app, which is owned by Beijing-based company ByteDance and known for its viral videos, trending dances and widespread memes,

Users who have the TikTok app on their phone will still be able to access it after Jan. 19. However, because the ban would prevent Apple and Google from providing the app with necessary updates, TikTok would quickly break down and become unusable, leading Americans to look for an alternative app.

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By Brenda Goh SHANGHAI (Reuters) -Users of the Chinese social media app RedNote welcomed "TikTok refugees" from the United States with selfies and messages on Wednesday, as Beijing said it encouraged stronger cultural ties with other countries in response to the sudden influx.

The social media app Xiaohongshu, literally “Little Red Book” but often called RedNote, has seen a sudden influx in American users as a TikTok ban looms.

As the threat of a TikTok ban looms, some U.S. TikTok users are flocking to Chinese social media app Xiaohongshu – making it the top downloaded app in the U.S. The self-described “TikTok refugees” lan

BEIJING (Reuters) -Chinese social media app RedNote has been thrust into the limelight after more than half a million TikTok users recently joined the platform in protest against a likely imminent ban on the short video app in the United States.