TikTok Triller video backup

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Triller is pouncing on the potential U.S. TikTok ban set to go into effect on January 19. The short-form video platform created ‘savemytiktoks.com’ as a way to entice TikTok users to switch platforms ahead of the ban uncertainty.

The site is powered by Amplify.ai, which was acquired by TrillerNet in 2021. Users can sign up at the website and click ‘Connect TikTok Account’ to give the site access to their videos, profile information, and followers. The site asks for an email address after connection and alerts users when videos have been downloaded and saved.

After the information is downloaded, users are then prompted to sign up for a Triller account so the information can be imported. The process is all a bit more beyond the ‘one click setup’ promised on the original website—capitalizing on user fear of a looming TikTok ban.

Right now it’s unclear if the ban will go into effect. President-elect Trump recently asked the Supreme Court to consider pausing the ban’s effective date. He told the court that the ban would interfere with his ability to manage foreign policy as president. His message to the Supreme Court said his use of the platform led him to reconsider it as a “unique medium for freedom of expression, including core political speech.”

The topic ‘TikTok Ban’ is perhaps unsurprisingly trending on TikTok, with more and more people discussing the ban as the date approaches. Creators are making videos telling their followers where else they can find them on the web, while others are directing to other video platforms like Triller, Twitch, or Lemon8.

Triller has struggled to gain traction amid TikTok’s meteoric rise over the last five years. The company recently settled a lawsuit with Timbaland and Swizz Beats filed in 2022 over its acquisition of Verzuz. The platform is facing another lawsuit over its failure to repay a $35.5 million promissory note to Yorkville Advisors. Triller finally successfully IPO’d in October 2024 after three failures to do so—the company’s stock is trading at around $2.50.