How to download your TikTok data and videos in case the app goes dark

Barring a last-minute change, the TikTok ban is set to happen on Sunday, Jan. 19. President Biden signed legislation last spring requiring either a sale or ban of the Chinese-owned app for national security reasons, and during the Supreme Court's oral arguments on the case Friday, one of the social media app's lawyers told justices that the app could "go dark" immediately after it takes effect. 

In countries like India where the app is banned, users cannot download it, or if it was downloaded already, it does not load content. 

Some experts say, however, that TikTok will slowly become less usable over time because it will stop updating once removed from the App Store and Google Play in the U.S.