TikTok is set to be banned in the US this weekend. Here’s what that actually means

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TikTok — one of the biggest entertainment and social media platforms in the world — is due to be blocked in the United States this weekend. If TikTok's China-based parent company, ByteDance, doesn't sell its US operations, and if the US Supreme Court doesn't step in, the ban will take effect this Sunday, January 19. Unnamed sources have told Reuters news agency that TikTok plans to shut down its app nationwide when the ban hits. The following day, President-elect Donald Trump will be inaugurated. And, despite attempting his own ban during his first term in 2020, he's now vowed to...