https://www.eastbaytimes.com/2024/04/24/us-banning-tiktok-your-key-questions-answered/ > No, TikTok will not suddenly disappear from your phone. Nor will you go to jail if you continue using it after it is banned. > Related Articles National Politics | Trump hush money trial transcripts to be made public National Politics | Red states fight growing efforts to give ‘basic income’ cash to residents National Politics | Analysis: Voters got first true 2024 week with Trump on trial, Biden on the trail National Politics | Avian flu outbreak raises a disturbing question: Is our food system built on poop? National Politics | US agrees to $138 million settlement with Larry Nassar assault victims After years of attempts to ban the Chinese-owned app, including by former President Donald Trump, a measure to outlaw the popular video-sharing app has won congressional approval and is on its way to President Biden for his signature. The measure gives Beijing-based parent company ByteDance nine months to sell the company, with a possible additional three months if a sale is in progress. If it doesn’t, TikTok will be banned.