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TikTok ready to totally shut down app in US on SUNDAY as ban looms & fans flock to RedNote

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TikTok ready to totally shut down app in US on SUNDAY as ban looms & fans flock to RedNote
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Source: The Sun
Author: Elizabeta Ranxburgaj
Published: Jan, 15 2025 09:16

TIKTOK is ready to totally shut down it's app to Americans on Sunday as the federal ban creeps in. Defiant US social media users have flocked to the Chinese-owned app RedNote in response to the government's shock move. A federal ban on the platform was passed due to national security concerns.

[Illustration of the TikTok logo on a smartphone screen against a blurred US flag background.]
Image Credit: The Sun [Illustration of the TikTok logo on a smartphone screen against a blurred US flag background.]

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