TikTok has argued that a sale is impossible due to China’s export restrictions on its algorithm and the law’s prohibition on a U.S. version of TikTok collaborating with ByteDance engineers globally. Jan. 19th: The date TikTok goes darkFrancisco acknowledged that if TikTok loses the case, the app will effectively shut down on Jan. 19.“It’s essentially going to stop operating,” he said, adding that TikTok would disappear from app stores and service providers wouldn’t be able to support it. Francisco urged the court to grant a preliminary injunction to “buy everyone…
