Yesterday, YPulse told you all about Gen Z’s feelings on a potential TikTok ban—where they’ll go next, what they’ll miss, and how new apps factor in. This morning, the Supreme Court voted to uphold the U.S. ban beginning January 19, despite bids from TikTok and even the Trump administration to delay putting it in place. And while initial reports were that TikTok would still work for users who already have it downloaded, it now looks like the app will completely shut down this weekend, on TikTok’s own accord. And though several rumors have circulated about someone buying the app—from Kevin O’Leary to Elon Musk to Mr. Beast—nothing is final to stop the ban. Because this is undoubtedly behind every viral moment this week, we’ve rounded up the buzziest conversations about it all: Rednote has made every headline about Gen Z’s next TikTok Over the weekend, U.S. TikTok users began boosting movement to Rednote, another Chinese-owned social platform. It quickly became the No. 1 most-downloaded in the Apple App Store,...
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