How U.S. banning TikTok could affect you

By — Associated Press Associated Press Nation Apr 24, 2024 11:45 AM EDT No, TikTok will not suddenly disappear from your phone. Nor will you go to jail if you continue using it after it is banned.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.READ MORE: Here’s what happened when India banned TikTokSo what does this mean for you, a TikTok user, or perhaps the parent of a TikTok user? Here are some key questions and answers.When does the ban go into effect?The original proposal gave ByteDance just six months to divest from its U.S. subsidiary, negotiations lengthened it to nine. Then, if the sale is already in pro...