What will happen if TikTok is banned in the United States on January 19

Once the ban comes into effect, will TikTok stop working?

Even if the ban stands, it doesn't mean TikTok stops working and the app won't be automatically removed from your phone.

If you already have the app on your phone, you can continue to scroll and download content. However, the app will no longer be available for download in the United States from the Apple App Store or Google Play Store, and you will not be able to install any updates, including security upgrades or updates. bug fixes, beyond the version of the application you have. from January 18.

Since ByteDance will no longer be able to release updates, the app will become increasingly difficult to use, if not immediately unusable.

“Applications will start to degrade and rot,” says Internet Society technologist Joseph-Lorenzo Room said Wired“as services cease to function, things like content delivery networks or services that feel they can't take the risks of the ambiguous nature of the language, or the potential enforcement by the new administration .”