So, is this it? After the seemingly endless back and forth between the US government and Bytedance, it looks like the United States might finally be banning TikTok by the end of this week. It will be a sad day for the many content creators who make a living or simply express themselves on the platform, and the many users who rely on its hypnotic endless scroll to fill their spare time.
Still, every cloud has its silver lining, and there have been some very funny memes to come out of the impending ban. Also, many TikTokers have been making their protest known in the App Store, flooding Chinese video-based social network Xiaohongshu as self-styled 'TikTok refugees', a backlash that no doubt has some law makers upset.
Whatever happens in the next few days, we can rest assured that the American public isn't willing to give up their silly little recordings just yet. Maybe this is only the beginning.
