With President-elect Donald Trump adding uncertainty around whether a TikTok ban will go into effect, the focus is now turning to companies like Google and Apple that are expected to take the popular video sharing app off their platforms in just two days.

TikTok is set to shut down in the US within 24 hours following a Supreme Court order, affecting over 170 million users. Experts suggest potential workarounds for US users to access the platform. Scrol

The Chinese-owned company said it would cut off its services unless the U.S. assures Apple, Google and other companies that they would not be punished for hosting and distributing TikTok.

TikTok says it is officially going dark in the United States now that a federal ban of the app is going into effect. Around 6 PM Pacific time, the app began notifying people in the US, including Verge staffers,

TikTok told its 170mn US users on Saturday that it will no longer be available “temporarily” after the expiry of a deadline requiring its Chinese parent company Bytedance either to sell its stake in the app or face a ban.

A looming ban on TikTok set to take effect on Sunday presents a multibillion-dollar headache for app store operators Apple and Google.

Kesha is trying to make light of the looming U.S. TikTok ban by reminding fans that her hit song ‘Tik Tok’ is ‘forever’

TikTok officially went offline for more than 170 million Americans on Sunday as company officials put the China-owned app’s future in the hands of President-elect Trump.

NBC News reports that TikTok has boosted advertisements for Lemon8, an application also owned by ByteDance, in recent days. Rival social-media apps and websites such as Instagram, YouTube, and Snapchat are expected to increase their user base in the wake of a possible ban.

India’s 2020 crackdown helped give rise to Instagram Reels, which has largely replaced it there. But TikTok has proved more resilient elsewhere.

(CNN) — TikTok could go dark in the United States on Sunday after the Supreme Court upheld a ban on the Chinese-owned social media platform — but it could be back as early as Monday.