TikTok is trying to prevent going dark in the United States.
TikTok Asks For Temporary Halt To U.S. Ban
The clock is ticking for TikTok in the United States. 
The social media giant is facing a ban in the U.S. on January 19th unless Chinese parent company ByteDance divests and finds an American buyer.
ByteDance filed an appeal to temporarily block the ruling in order to have the Supreme Court review the case.
If the ban goes in place, nearly 170 million monthly users will lose access to TikTok.