TikTok's sister app Lemon8 has been sponsoring posts on TikTok encouraging users to migrate to Lemon8 amid a looming ban threat, according to sponsored posts viewed by Axios. Why it matters: The TikTok ban law also applies to other apps owned by TikTok's Chinese parent ByteDance,

President Biden authorized a law mandating TikTok's ban unless its Chinese parent, ByteDance, sells it. The law, driven by privacy and security concerns, gives the social media platform until January 19,

The TikTok ban could leave creators in the lurch. Will TikTok be banned this month? That’s the pressing question keeping creators and small business owners in anxious limbo as they await a decision that could upend their livelihoods.

The fate of the popular app will be decided by the Supreme Court, which will hear arguments on Jan. 10 over a law requiring TikTok to break ties with its Chinese-based parent company, ByteDance,