TikTok Threatens to Go Dark and Blames Biden in Trumpy Move
TikTok says it will go dark on Sunday without additional assurances from the Biden administration on ban enforcement
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.
Looks like Biden and TikTok are going to keep squabbling right up to the inauguration
Biden signed the law (which targets tech companies owned by companies in countries deemed a “foreign adversary” of the United States) back in April of 2024, and god knows if he realized at the time what setting its enforcement measures to kick in a day before the next inauguration was going to do,
Biden won’t enforce TikTok ban, leaving fate of app up to Trump
Congress last year in a law signed by President Joe Biden required that TikTok’s China-based parent company ByteDance divest the company by Jan. 19 or risk getting banned in the U.S.
Joe Biden Is Expected to Leave TikTok’s Fate in Trump’s Hands
President Joe Biden is reportedly not planning to enforce TikTok’s ban on Jan. 19, and is opting to leave the fate of the app in President-elect Donald Trump’s hands. Speaking on condition of anonymity,
TikTok Ban May Be Delayed by Last-Minute Change
TikTok may get a 90-day extension to save it from its imminent ban if President-Elect Donald Trump decides so.
Trump says he ‘most likely’ will give TikTok a 90-day extension to avoid US ban
Trump said in an NBC News interview on Saturday that he hasn’t decided what to do but was considering granting TikTok a reprieve.
Biden Won't Enforce TikTok Ban as He Punts to Trump: Report
A bipartisan bill banning TikTok was passed by Congress and signed into law by Biden last year. While Trump previously called for a ban on the app due to its ties to the Chinese government, he has more recently been opposed to the ban and indicated that he will seek to reverse it.
Biden administration looks for ways to keep TikTok available in the U.S.
Biden administration looks for ways to keep TikTok available in the U.S. 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 ban: Biden won’t enforce it, leaving the matter up to Trump
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden won’t enforce a ban on the social media app TikTok that is set to take effect a day before he leaves office on Monday, a U.S. official said Thursday, leaving its fate in the hands of President-elect Donald Trump.
TikTok pressures Biden at last minute, says it will ‘go dark’
The app says it will shut down Sunday unless the sitting president can assure tech companies that he won’t enforce the law.
TikTok says it will 'go dark' unless it gets clarity from Biden following Supreme Court ruling
Will TikTok be banned this weekend? What to know after Supreme Court's decision
Update: Supreme Court upholds law that could ban TikTok in the U.S. Read more. The start of the weekend marks two days until the social media platform TikTok could be banned in the United States. TikTok's Chinese parent company ByteDance has until Sunday to sell the platform under federal legislation signed into law by President Joe Biden last spring.
Supreme Court Backs Law Banning TikTok if It's Not Sold by Its Chinese Parent Company
Dulio: Ignoring TikTok law would further undermine trust in institutions
This is not the first time presidents have tried to increase their power. It’s been happening for a long time.