A TikTok ban could hit the U.S. in days. What to know — and how to prepare

The Supreme Court is considering whether to block a law that effectively bans TikTok in the U.S. starting Jan. 19. Joe Raedle/Getty Images

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The fate of TikTok — and its 170 million American users — hangs in the balance, as the Supreme Court considers the constitutionality of a law that would ban the platform in the U.S. if its China-based owner, ByteDance, doesn’t sell off its U.S. operation by Jan. 19.

If the court upholds the law — as a lower court did last month — TikTok’s days in the country would be numbered.

“On January 19th,

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