The management of the social network TikTok is preparing to suspend the operation of its mobile application in the US on January 19, the portal The Information reported, citing its sources.
As the portal writes, the suspension of the application can only be avoided if the Supreme Court intervenes.
According to a law passed in 2024, the Chinese company ByteDance must either sell the social network or cease its activities in the US by January 19. TikTok has become a point of contention between Democrats and Republicans, although the legislation that made it possible to block it received broad bipartisan support. Young people, who are the most active users, are the most opposed to blocking the social network.
In late December, newly elected US President Donald Trump asked judges to suspend the provisions of the law, having previously said that he was “warmly disposed” to the platform because the votes of its young American users contributed to his victory in the presidential election in November 2024. At the same time, Trump made the first attempt in 2020 to force ByteDance to sell TikTok.