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https://www.reuters.com/resizer/v2/K3ZETINWVBKSPCCGYAWFTI5CBE.jpg?auth=ee3d87716d543e106ea8bdbe1f5ea49bbaed7b78b09c39e9bad2b7954f2c07b6&height=1005&width=1920&quality=80&smart=trueDisappointment, denial and confusion flooded U.S. TikTok on Wednesday upon hearing the news that Chinese owner ByteDance planned to shut off the app for its 170 million U.S. users by Sunday, seemingly throwing in the towel on efforts to keep the popular video-sharing platform going.