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'More Sad Than Shocked': TikTok Users Brace For Ban

Millions of young people in the United States use TikTok, and many content creators are up in arms about the prospect of the popular video-sharing app shutting down under court order if it is not sold to an American entity (Credit: AFP)

"I almost, like, don't know how to define myself without TikTok," content creator Ayman Chaudhary sighed, reflecting the consternation of millions over US authorities' scheduled banning Sunday of the hugely popular app.

After months of legal tussles, the US Supreme Court on Friday upheld a law that would ban the video-sharing platform -- used by 170 million Americans -- in the name of national security, unless its Chinese owners reach an 11th-hour deal to sell it to American buyers.

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