With the Supreme Court sounding inclined to uphold a law banning TikTok in the U.S. that's set to go into effect Jan. 19, here's what that actually means for the app's users.

With five days left until the date by which TikTok is to be either sold or banned in the United States, millions of users are reckoning with what happens when one of the internet’s most important media platforms just up and disappears.

Lemon8 is owned by a subsidiary of TikTok owner ByteDance. ByteDance started pushing TikTok users toward the app with sponsored TikTok posts as the TikTok ban looms, and has more than 1 million daily active users, according to Axios.

If TikTok is banned in the US, you would likely still be able to access it by using one of the best TikTok VPNs. Using a VPN and connecting to a server in a country where TikTok is available would be an easy way to maintain access to the app if there are issues using an already downloaded version of the app in the US.

The TikTok ban is just days away unless the Supreme Court or new legislation stops it. Here's where users are going.

As a possible ban on TikTok in the United States looms, several other Chinese-owned social media apps have gained popularity. Newsweek reached out to TikTok via its website for comment. TikTok will appear before the Supreme Court on Friday in a final attempt to prevent a national ban on the app.

Abbott's comments came after A&M invited staffers and students to attend a conference that a conservative activist said broke the state’s ban on diversity, equity and inclusion programs. Students streamed into Lake Highlands High School in Dallas on a recent morning,