The Supreme Court has unanimously upheld the federal law banning TikTok beginning Sunday unless it’s sold by its China-based parent company.
The White House on Saturday called TikTok’s statement warning that it will “go dark” on Sunday unless President Biden steps in a “stunt,” arguing the app doesn’t have to take action
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TikTok is expected to cease operations at midnight, and it’s causing lots of confusion and concern for its users and content creators.>>> STREAM ACTION NEWS JAX LIVE [DOWNLOAD: Free Action News Jax app for alerts as news breaks]The app has around 170 million users here in the United States and many of them have used the platform for advertising and even for personal income.
TikTok is reportedly prepared to shut down its app on Sunday, when the ban is scheduled to take effect, though the actual language of the law technically only mandates that the platform be taken off app stores to prevent new users from downloading it.
With President-elect Trump adding uncertainty around whether a TikTok ban will go into effect, the focus is now turning to companies like Google and Apple.
During his first term as president, Donald Trump led the effort to ban TikTok. But as he returns to the White House, he's being hailed as the app's savior.
The US President has suggested TikTok could enter into a joint ownership deal with the United States to avoid a looming ban for the site.
President Joe Biden’s administration is considering ways to keep TikTok available in the United States if a ban that’s scheduled to go into effect Sunday proceeds, according to three people familiar with the discussions.
TikTok CEO Shou Zi Chew is expected to attend Trump’s inauguration Monday, according to a source familiar with the planning.
TikTok said Friday that the app will “go dark” on Sunday after not receiving enough assurance from outgoing President Joe Biden about his plans for enforcing a scheduled ban. “The statements ...
TikTok on Friday said that the social media platform would "go dark" on Sunday without "definitive" assurance from the Biden administration that its ban will not be enforced. "The statements ...