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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 ...
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
The Chinese-owned company said it would cut off its services unless the U.S. assures Apple, Google and other companies that they would not be punished for hosting and distributing TikTok.
President Biden will not enforce a ban on TikTok that is set to take effect Sunday, a U.S. official said, leaving its fate to Donald Trump.
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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.
President Joe Biden reportedly will not enforce the TikTok ban slated to go into effect Sunday, putting the issue in Donald Trump's hands.
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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.
Earlier Sunday, a Biden administration official accused TikTok of trying to "blame" the situation on the Biden administration, saying "they've had a year to deal with it and we were clear we ...
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 ...