With an American TikTok ban threatening the app, users and creators reflect on what it did for internet culture – and what their online worlds might look like without it.

"I cannot profess the kind of certainty I would like to have about the arguments and record before us," writes Justice Gorsuch.

Creators are flocking to RedNote, a TikTok alternative, but tech experts caution users to think twice about data privacy, censorship, and potential manipulation on the app.

TikTok CEO Shou Chew posted a video message to user in the US and thanked Donald Trump after the US Supreme Court upheld a law potentially shutting down the platform due to alleged national security concerns over its Chinese ownership.

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,

Millions are turning to RedNote, a Chinese social media app, as its resemblance to TikTok appeals to users. But dig a little deeper, and the reality becomes far more insidious.

A rare wave of U.S.-China camaraderie broke out online in recent days as “refugees” from the popular short video platform TikTok poured onto a Chinese social media platform to protest a now-delayed ban on the service.

TikTok has said the ban was "conceived and pushed through based upon inaccurate, flawed, and hypothetical information, resulting in outright censorship of the American people." "The TikTok ban ...

TikTok has fought the ban, most recently before the Supreme Court. Free-speech advocates contend that the ban would violate First Amendment rights. But the justices sided with the government on January 17,

In recent years, TikTok has been gaining traction and it has become a cultural and social phenomenon. Its short-form videos, creative content and user-friendly platform has captivated the attention of millions of people around the world.