>Current users of the app will be asked to shift to a new app

So it's just going to fade into obscurity then huh

So it's just going to fade into obscurity then huh

We won't be so lucky.

What's to stop ByteDance from waiting a while and making a new TikTok app under a different name? The network effect moats do not seem insurmountable. I'm sure once the US starts meddling with the algorithm people will start looking for alternatives.

>> What's to stop ByteDance from waiting a while and making a new TikTok app under a different name?

I'm sure this deal is more complex than "ByteDance is not allowed to run an app called TikTok within the US". Politicians are morons so I could be wrong but I would hope it's much more liberal than that.