TikTok Goes Dark for US Users; Trump Signals Intervention
TikTok, which has captivated nearly half of all Americans, powered small businesses and shaped online culture, warned on Friday it would go dark in the U.S. on Sunday unless President Joe Biden's administration provided assurances to companies such as Apple and Google that they will not face enforcement actions when a ban takes effect.
TikTok goes dark as U.S. ban takes effect, but Trump says he will save it
Millions of TikTok users in the United States are no longer able to watch videos on the social media platform as a federal ban on the immensely popular app takes effect.
Biden White House says TikTok’s threat to go dark is a ‘stunt’
White House Press Secretary Karine Jean-Pierre called TikTok’s threat to “go dark” on Sunday, January 19th, a “stunt,” and that there is no reason for TikTok to shut itself down before President-elect Donald Trump is sworn in on the 20th.
TikTok goes offline for US users; Trump 'likely' to grant extension to avoid ban
President-elect Donald Trump told ABC News in an interview Saturday he is likely to grant TikTok a 90-day extension to avoid a ban in the United States.
Trump Hints 90-Day Extension for TikTok Will ‘Most Likely’ Happen
In response to TikTok’s retaliation to the ban by going dark on Sunday, White House Press Secretary Karine Jean-Pierre shared a statement attempting to call their bluff: “It is a stunt, and we see no reason for TikTok or other companies to take actions in the next few days before the Trump administration takes office on Monday.
With a ban looming, TikTok tries to make its shutdown Biden’s problem
TikTok is pressuring President Joe Biden in his final days to decline to enforce the ban; the administration says the timing makes any decision Donald Trump’s responsibility.
For TikTok users, mourning, frustration and clinging to hope as TikTok ban looms
The U.S. is inching closer and closer to a potential TikTok ban — with the nation’s highest court upholding a law that’s set to officially cut the cord and halt new downloads off the app starting Sund
Trump says he will ‘most likely' give TikTok a 90-day extension to avoid a ban
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.
TikTok says it will 'go dark' unless it gets clarity from Biden following Supreme Court ruling
TikTok said it will have to “go dark” this weekend unless the outgoing Biden administration assures the company it won’t enforce a shutdown of the popular app after the Supreme Court on Friday unanimously upheld the federal law banning the app unless it’s sold by its China-based parent company.
White House calls TikTok threat to shut down Sunday a ‘stunt’
"We see no reason for TikTok or other companies to take actions in the next few days before the Trump administration takes office on Monday," White House press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre said on Saturday.
Responsibility for TikTok ban implementation falls on "incoming administration": White House
White House press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre emphasised that the implementation of TikTok's status will fall to the incoming administration after a US Supreme Court ruling. President Biden supports American ownership of TikTok to address security concerns.
TikTok goes dark in the US
But TikTok said after the court ruling on Friday that it “will be forced to go dark” if the administration didn’t provide a “definitive statement” to the companies that deliver its service in the U.S.