TikTok closure in the United States: these are the applications that are gaining the most popularity | M.A.G.

On TikTok you can find videos and even photos of all kinds. In fact, this application has become the favorite app of thousands of users in the United States because of how easy it is to share short and vertical clips, as well as gain popularity with attractive content. However, all this could come to an end on January 19 and on that date a total ban on the social network in the US could be established. As a result of this situation, other similar platforms are gaining more popularity in the aforementioned North American country.

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If the United States Supreme Court does not intervene to block a federal law that requires TikTok to break ties with its Chinese parent company, ByteDance, or face a total ban in the country, everything indicates that it will be the definitive goodbye for this network social in the United States.

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But why has this situation arisen? Well, it’s all for reasons of national security and data management. And the possibility of the platform being a tool of espionage and propaganda is on the table. Donald Trump, who will assume the presidency of the United States on January 20, has asked the Supreme Court to delay the veto while he seeks a political solution; However, for now, January 19 remains the deadline.

If TikTok is banned in the United States, users in that country will face a series of challenges when wanting to use the platform. One of the big challenges is linked to the issue of updates, since the app would be removed from stores such as Google Play and the App Store, so the application would not be able to receive bug fixes, for example.

Although Internet users who have TikTok installed on their cell phone will be able to continue using the app, the restrictions could depend on the measures adopted by Internet service providers. In other words, the use of the app could be more limited.

Using VPN could be a temporary solution, but this alternative would not solve “fundamental problems arising from lack of updates or more aggressive blocking that includes data traffic”according The reason. Another point related to this is the concern about privacy and data security when using a VPN.

As the deadline is still January 19, several platforms are gaining popularity. To be more exact, if TikTok disappears from digital stores such as the App Store and Google Play, the Instagram, Snapchat and YouTube apps will benefit a lot, since they have been competing with the Chinese social network.

In order to make everything clearer, we must remember that when TikTok began to generate impact for its short and vertical videos, Instagram and YouTube were thinking about how to deal with that situation. Eventually, the Meta social network began to fight with Reels and not long ago the Google platform opted for Shorts.

Faced with the possibility that TikTok is banned in the United States, many content creators are betting on uploading videos on Instagram, YouTube and Snapchat itself, since the video formats that are there allow them to make a bet, in addition to the fact that there are several users who remain hooked on the clips shared there.

It is also necessary to mention that there are Internet users who are looking favorably on the REDnote app, the foreign version of the Xiaohongshu application which, according to their description on Google Play, “is a lifestyle platform for young people, where everyone can share life experiences, discover a real, beautiful and diverse world, and find the life they want”.

According Newsweekcurrently REDnote, integrates elements similar to Pinterest, providing users with a combination of video and live streaming functions, ranks first among free applications in the US App Store.

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