The fate of TikTok seems to be sealed for the moment. The Biden administration firmly announced the social media giant would have to look to the Trump administration for help after tomorrow’s ban likely will see the app go dark.
TikTok Confirms It Will Likely "Go DarK" On Sunday
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TikTok to ‘Go Dark’ on Sunday for Its 170 Million American Users
Tiktok will ‘go dark’ on Sunday. Here’s your guide to the ban
What does a TikTok “ban” mean for TikTok users? The Supreme Court has now upheld a federal law that calls for a nationwide ban on TikTok unless it finds a new owner that isn’t Chinese by Sunday. But the White House says enforcing the law will fall to the next administration,
Trump spoke to NBC News' Kristen Welker in an exclusive phone interview Saturday, discussing his plans on what to do about the popular social media app.
ByteDance, TikTok’s parent company, is required to sell the app to a U.S.-based buyer or face a nationwide ban.
“Our position on this has been clear: TikTok should continue to operate under American ownership. Given the timing of when it goes into effect over a holiday weekend a day before inauguration, it will be up to the next administration to implement,” read the statement.
The app’s availability in the U.S. has been thrown into jeopardy over data privacy and national security concerns.
Once he takes office on Monday, President-elect Donald Trump plans to give TikTok a 90-day 'reprieve' from a ban, he told NBC News on Saturday.
At the time, India was TikTok’s biggest foreign market outside of China, with 200 million users. (For comparison, the U.S. currently has over 170 million TikTok users.) Following military clashes along the disputed border between India and China,
The Media Copilot’ founder Pete Pachal discusses the looming TikTok ban in the United States and the potential effects on ‘Fox News Live.’
The Supreme Court ruled on Friday, Jan. 17, to uphold a law that would ban the app for the 170 million people who use the app in the U.S. The ruling lines up with decisions other courts have made and sets up the ban to go into effect on Sunday, Jan. 19.
President-elect Donald Trump said Saturday that he may give TikTok 90 days to work out a deal that would allow the platform to avoid a US ban.
TikTok may go dark Sunday unless Biden ensures the ban won't be enforced.The Supreme Court upheld a law requiring TikTok's US operations to be sold by Jan. 19 or face a ban.Biden's administration doesn't plan to enforce the ban before Trump takes office.
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