On TikTok, Users Thumb Their Noses at Looming Ban

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  Can You Still Use TikTok if It’s Banned? What Users Should Know About the App.

  The social media app is likely to disappear from the app stores of Google and Apple right away. But it’s unclear if users will completely lose access.
  
  The New York Times - 18h
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  What happens if TikTok is banned?

  Could there be ways to bypass the ban - and could president-elect Donald Trump find a way to stop the law?
  
  BBC News - 1d

• Users worried about TikTok ban appear to be downloading a different Chinese social media app

  Chinese social media app RedNote is at the top of Apple's app store, underscoring concerns that TikTok will soon be effectively banned in the U.S.
  
  CNBC - 2d
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  With a TikTok Ban Looming, Users Flee to Chinese App ‘RedNote’

  Some say they joined Xiaohongshu, which translates to “little red book,” to spite the US government after a ban on TikTok became more likely.
  
  Wired - 2d

• Ahead of looming ban, TikTok creators ask fans to find them on Instagram or YouTube

  TikTok creators are urging their followers to find them on other social media sites ahead of Jan. 19, when the video app faces suspension in the U.S.
  
  CNBC - 2d

• TikTok ban could create a valuable prize: users’ brain space

  For Mark Zuckerberg the biggest coup would be to buy the video app outright
  
  Financial Times - 3d
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  TikTok Creators in Limbo as Platform Ban Looms

  The TikTok ban could leave creators in the lurch.
  
  Inc. - Jan. 5

• A TikTok Ban Looms. Creators Say They'll Believe It When They See It.

  Status-quo videos are still proliferating on the Chinese-owned app. Madison Avenue remains upbeat just weeks before the potential U.S. ban.
  
  The Wall Street Journal - Jan. 2

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