According to news media Reuters, TikTok will cease operating its social media application in the U.S. starting Sunday. The federal ban of the app, which has 170 million American users, is expected to take effect on the same day.

The U.S. passed a law in April 2024 stating that TikTok will be banned from Apple and Google’s app stores if Chinese internet technology company ByteDance fails to sell its stake in the app within the year. On Wednesday, U.S. Senator Edward Markey sought unanimous approval to pass legislation extending ByteDance’s divestment deadline by 270 days, but the proposal was vetoed by Republican Senator Tom Cotton.

Users who have already downloaded TikTok technically can still use the app, but the law prohibits U.S. companies from providing services for TikTok’s distribution, maintenance, and updates as of January 19.

White House officials told Reuters that U.S. President Joe Biden has no plans to block the ban during his final days in office if the Supreme Court does not take action, adding that Biden could not legally intervene if ByteDance does not produce a credible plan to divest from TikTok.

The Washington Post reported that U.S. President-elect Donald Trump, who will take office the day after the ban takes effect, is considering issuing an executive order to suspend the ban for 60 to 90 days. No mention was made regarding how Trump would do this within the bounds of the law. 

Not long after the law banning TikTok was passed in the U.S., Taiwanese officials suggested the Cabinet should draft a similar law. The Chinese government is known to leverage TikTok to spy on users, potentially posing a threat to national security.