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US TikTok users scramble, despair as Bytedance waves the 'white flag'
TikTok and its parent company ByteDance have sought to delay the law's implementation, which they say violates the U.S. Constitution's First Amendment protection against government abridgment of free speech.
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FILE PHOTO: U.S., Chinese flags, TikTok logo and gavel are seen in this illustration taken January 8, 2025. / REUTERS/Dado Ruvic/Illustration/File Photo
Disappointment, denial and confusion flooded U.S. TikTok on Jan. 15 upon hearing the news that Chinese owner ByteDance planned to shut off the app for its 170 million U.S. users by Jan. 20, seemingly throwing in the towel on efforts to keep the popular video-sharing platform going.
Users who have amassed followings and careers on the app hoped for months that TikTok would find a way to avoid a U.S. ban passed into law in 2023. But resignation and anger have begun to set in, with Jan. 19 just a few days away.
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