TikTok, one of the most popular social media platforms in the United States, has a little more than three months to reach a deal divesting it of Chinese ownership before it goes dark. The app boasts roughly 170 million monthly active users across the country but faces extinction by May if it fails to sell

Policymakers continue to view TikTok as a national security threat, and jittery influencers have flocked to TikTok-esque facsimiles to preserve