TikTok is reportedly planning a total shutdown of the Chinese-owned video-sharing app when the law requiring a ban or sale of the app takes effect on Sunday.

The roughly 170 million US users who try to access the app will be greeted with a pop-up message directing them to a website with details about the ban, according to the Information.

Users will also be given the option of downloading their data from the app, sources familiar with the plan told the outlet.

  • davel [he/him]@lemmy.ml
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    11 hours ago

    A torrent of Western chauvinist trolls does seem inevitable, if my experience as an Lemmy mod is any indication.