With a ban looming, Western Mass News caught up with a Connecticut-based influencer who says this ban will not only affect her career, but the livelihood of millions across the country.

The fate of the TikTok app has been sealed: the Supreme Court upheld the ban, meaning the app will be unavailable in the U.S. starting on Sunday. Lawmakers say that the

The Chinese app Xiaohongshu, referred to as RedNote by TikTok creators, became the top downloaded app in the U.S. this week.

TikTokers in our state are scrambling to figure out what to do following the Supreme Court decision. It ruled a ban on the app can go forward, potentially as soon as Sunday. “It all kind of feels like a prank.

The U.S. Supreme Court on Friday unanimously upheld the federal law banning the social media video app unless it is sold by its China-based parent company.

TikTok and ByteDance argued that Biden's decision violated free speech protection granted through the First Amendment and that the ban was unconstitutional. However, the U.S. Court of Appeals in Washington, D.C. rejected their argument in December and ruled to uphold the Biden law .

TikTok said its services will go dark on Sunday unless the Biden Administration gives a definitive statement providing assurances for Apple, Google and other service providers. “Unless the Biden Administration immediately provides a definitive statement to satisfy the most critical service providers assuring non-enforcement,

There is just over a week before a potential ban on the social media site takes effect in the U.S. unless the parent company Bytedance sells the app.