Inside TikTok, It’s Business as Usual-ish as Ban Looms

Next Monday, attorneys for TikTok will attempt to convince a U.S. appeals court to slam the brakes on a government law that would shut the short video app down in January. Inside TikTok, executives have expressed confidence they will be able to pull that off, according to two people who have recently spoken to TikTok leaders. That legal challenge could delay a ban for a half year or even longer.

As a result, the app is largely going about its business as it normally does. During a muggy weekend last month, for example, about 30 TikTok creators gathered for a multiday livestreaming event hosted by the company in upstate New York’s Catskill Mountains.