By David Shepardson and Krystal Hu WASHINGTON/NEW YORK (Reuters) -TikTok plans to shut U.S. operations of its social media app used by 170 million Americans on Sunday, when a federal ban is set to take effect,

As the U.S. considers banning TikTok, here are the social media alternatives users can explore for short videos and trends.

While Dylan’s appearance on the app in the wake of the release of James Mangold’s A Complete Unknown biopic has been well-received by his fanbase, much of the attention is being focused on his somewhat late arrival given the impending TikTok Ban.

TikTok is preparing to go dark for U.S. users this Sunday if the Supreme Court does not grant it emergency appeal to halt a law that would ban the app unless parent ByteDance divests its stake in TikTok,

Mass., is leading a bipartisan effort to give ByteDance more than to sell the U.S. portion of TikTok before Sunday's deadline.

There's a new push to extend the deadline to ban TikTok in the United States. Massachusetts Sen. Ed Markey is among the lawmakers speaking out in support of creators on the app.

The Supreme Court could rule on TikTok’s fate as soon as Wednesday, after justices signaled during oral arguments Friday they may uphold the federal law banning TikTok unless it divests itself from ByteDance,

Businesses that have relied on social media app TikTok are worried as a deadline looms for its parent company to either sell or face a U.S. ban. Fox 10's Lauren Clark has more.