The app is expected to operate on a separate algorithm and data system and users outside the US would not find this version in their app store, sources said.

TikTok's (BDNCE) standalone app for U.S. users is expected to operate on a separate algorithm and data from its global app, according to a Reuters report on Wednesday, citing sources. Employees at the short-video content platform have been working under tight deadlines to build a new,

ByteDance is said to be building a new, US-only version of the TikTok app that it will release on September 5. According to The Information, the company is moving ahead with this plan to comply with legislation requiring it to sell its TikTok business in the US or face a nationwide ban.