Unless TikTok’s China-based parent company, ByteDance, sells the app into new ownership, TikTok will be removed from Apple and Google app stores on Sunday, Jan. 19, reports CNN. The app will still be accessible on phones that have it previously downloaded, but it will not be able to update.

Hearing a lot about Lemon8 lately? You’re not the only one. Amid a looming U.S. ban on TikTok, content creators have been pushing the platform’s sister app.

Several social media apps have appearing high in app store chart rankings as a potential U.S. ban hangs over the heads of TikTok and its American users.

ByteDance has until January 19th to sell TikTok to a non-Chinese owner, or see the app banned in America. As the chances of a ban have grown, following the Supreme Court’s decision on January 17th to uphold a sell-or-ban law passed last year,

With the proposed TikTok ban coming soon, loyal users are looking to the RedNote platform as an alternative. Here's what you need to know before downloading.

As content creators and people who enjoy watching TikToks are seeking another app, I downloaded Lemon 8 to see if it could be a possible replacement.

The Supreme Court upheld the ruling that could ban TikTok on Sunday, but “TikTok refugees” across the country are already finding new platforms.

Meanwhile, Snap is poised to capitalize, while other popular Chinese apps like RedNote may be newly scrutinized.

The future’s looking grim for TikTok as its Chinese parent company ByteDance nears its deadline to sell to an American one — and many users are already searching for the next viral alternative. Since the social media platform launched in the U.

With a shutdown looming, some social media platforms have turned the charm up to woo a potential influx of new users

While Trump made efforts to ban TikTok during his first term, he switched his stance on the app last year. Trump asked the Supreme Court last month to put the brakes on the law targeting TikTok, saying he wanted to "negotiate a resolution" to save the social-media platform while addressing national-security concerns.

The Supreme Court upheld the ban on TikTok in the US, so here's what you should know about its sister app, Lemon8.