The popular social network TikTok may stop operating in the United States as early as this Sunday, January 19, 2025. This will happen if a federal ban on the use of the application takes effect. According to preliminary data, users who try to open the application will receive messages explaining the situation and the opportunity to download their data.

Such a ban could be a serious blow to American users, of whom there are about 170 million.. At the same time, the TikTok administration assures that if the ban is lifted, the service will be able to quickly resume its work in the country. However, the United States is not the first state that has decided to ban TikTok..

Previously, a number of other countries had made such a decision..

If the United States makes a final decision to ban TikTok, it could set a precedent for other countries. In particular, the UK, Australia and EU countries can move from partial restrictions to complete blocking.

Some states, such as Kenya, are considering increasing regulation of the platform instead of a complete ban. Such decisions could affect the future fate of TikTok in the world.