After UMG pulled its catalog from the app and as political pressure - or even a domestic ban - threatens its viability, artists and their creative and business teams are pondering a world without it.
ByteDance Ltd.'s TikTok app is displayed in the App Store on a smartphone in an arranged photograph taken in Arlington, Virginia, on Monday, Aug. 3, 2020.
FBI Director Christopher Wray said he is "extremely concerned" about China-owned TikTok, and warned lawmakers on Tuesday that allowing the Chinese app to continue operating in the United States could be a national security threat.