January 10, 20253 min readTikTok is on the clock: ByteDance, the app’s China-based owner, must sell it by January 19 or face a banBy Ben Guarino edited by Dean VisserParticipants hold signs in support of TikTok outside the U.S. Capitol Building on March 13, 2024 in Washington, D.C. Anna Moneymaker/Getty ImagesAbout 170 million people use TikTok in the U.S., but that number could abruptly plummet toward zero if a law signed by President Joe Biden goes into effect on January 19. The law forces a choice for ByteDance, the China-based…
