1/15/25 Update 3 Urgent - TikTok confirmed it will shut down app in US Sunday if ban holds

TikTok is preparing to shut down in the U.S. if a federal ban goes into effect Sunday, reports say.

Sunday is the deadline for TikTok's Beijing-based parent company, ByteDance, to sell its U.S. assets or allow the app to face a nationwide ban unless the Supreme Court moves to block it. But while such a ban would effectively remove TikTok from app stores, it appears TikTok is making other plans not strictly required under the law.

If the federal ban on the app goes into effect as scheduled, TikTok appears poised to shut down the social media app in the U.S., sources familiar with the matter told Reuters. The Information first reported the news.

The revelation comes after the Supreme Court appeared inclined to uphold a law President Joe Biden signed last spring on national security grounds – even as President-elect Donald Trump and some lawmakers are advocating for an extension on the Sunday deadline.

Here's what to know about the ban, and what would happen under TikTok's reported plan.

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