As the clock ticks down on the January 19, 2025 deadline for a potential U.S. ban on TikTok, the fate of the popular app hangs in the balance. While U.S. President-elect Donald Trump recently expressed a “soft spot” for the app, and TikTok on Monday asked the Supreme Court to block the law, uncertainty grips the platform’s 170 million American users and the wider creator economy.
As the clock ticks down on the January 19, 2025 deadline for a potential U.S. ban on TikTok, the fate of the popular app hangs in the balance. While U.S. President-elect Donald Trump recently expressed a “soft spot” for the app, and TikTok on Monday asked the Supreme Court to block the law, uncertainty grips the platform’s 170 million American users and the wider creator economy.