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TikTok is reportedly planning a total shutdown of the Chinese-owned video-sharing app when the law requiring a ban or sale of the app takes effect on Sunday.

The roughly 170 million US users who try to access the app will be greeted with a pop-up message directing them to a website with details about the ban, according to the Information.

Users will also be given the option of downloading their data from the app, sources familiar with the plan told the outlet.

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[-] circuitfarmer@lemmy.sdf.org 26 points 19 hours ago

Kind of funny that this kicks in the day before an inauguration.

[-] Zagorath@aussie.zone 12 points 13 hours ago

Not funny, a deliberate decision by the legislature in order to safeguard it from whoever was going to win the election (since it was set before the election).

[-] COASTER1921@lemmy.ml 20 points 19 hours ago

Conveniently just in time for Trump to blame it on the Democrats even though he started the process during his previous term.

[-] krolden@lemmy.ml 14 points 14 hours ago* (last edited 14 hours ago)

It passed with bipartisan support

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