TikTok could be banned this month. Here’s what users can do to prepare [Video]

TikTok has cemented itself as a quintessential entertainment app, offering everything from funny skits and makeup tutorials to social commentary and news.The platform, though, could vanish from U.S. app stores by Jan. 19 if the Supreme Court does not step in to block a federal law that forces TikTok to cut ties with its China-based parent company or face a nation-wide ban.President-elect Donald Trump, who takes office on Jan. 20, recently asked the court to put a pause on the law so he can work out a “political resolution” to the issue during his second term. If the Justices — who heard oral arguments Friday over the law — grant his request, a potential ban on TikTok will be delayed even further. The Supreme Court is expected to issue a decision within days.TikTok has more than 170 million U.S. users. According to the Pew Research Center, that includes most teens …