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TikTok tells employees it’s ‘planning for various scenarios’ ahead of possible US ban

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TikTok told employees that its executives are “planning for various scenarios” ahead of the Supreme Court likely upholding a US ban of the app.

In an internal memo obtained by The Verge, employees were told that the company is “continuing to plan the way forward” ahead of the Supreme Court’s decision, which is expected as soon as Wednesday, January 15th.

“We know it’s unsettling to not know exactly what happens next,” reads the memo, which notes that “our offices will remain open” regardless of whether the app is not available on January 19th — when the bill banning it is set to go into effect — or not. “The bill is not written in a way that impacts the entities through which you are employed, only the US user experience [of TikTok],” according to the memo.

You can read TikTok’s full memo to employees below:

On behalf of our HR teams, | want to acknowledge the resilience and dedication you have continued to demonstrate, especially over the past few months as we have pursued our legal challenge of the TikTok ban in the US. As we await the decision by the US Supreme Court ahead of January 19, we know you have a lot of questions and wish we could provide a clear roadmap of next…

Read the full story at The Verge.

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