Users who have the TikTok app on their phone will still be able to access it after Jan. 19. However, because the ban would prevent Apple and Google from providing the app with necessary updates, TikTok would quickly break down and become unusable, leading Americans to look for an alternative app.

Will the TikTok ban deadline in the U.S. be extended? Here's what we know as the new law is set to take effect Jan. 19.

We are keeping a close eye this week on the possible ban of TikTok. It could happen as soon as Sunday. Let's go live to Joe St. George in Washington DC to see what the latest talks are on Capitol Hill regarding the ban.

TikTok faces an imminent shutdown in the United States after Congress passed a law last year forcing its Chinese owner ByteDance to either sell the platform or close it by Sunday.

Users are migrating to other video apps as a ban on TikTok looms closer. With a TikTok ban looming, some users are scrambling to find a new destination for trending videos.

TikTok has denied reports of China considering an Elon Musk purchase of the app ahead of a U.S. ban on Jan. 19, according to BBC News.

And whatever happens to TikTok, who stands to benefit from the uncertainty clouding its future? The most likely way the US would ban TikTok is to order app stores, such as the Google Play Store and Apple's App Store,

The U.S. Supreme Court is viewed as open to upholding a national-security law that will shut down the video-sharing app nationwide on Sunday if it continues to be controlled by its Chinese parent company.