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 ...

(AP Photo/David Zalubowski) The TikTok app logo is shown on an iPhone on Friday, Jan. 17, 2025, in Houston. (AP Photo/Ashley Landis) A phone loading the TikTok app is displayed Friday, Jan. 17, 2025, in Minneapolis. (AP Photo/Abbie Parr) The Supreme Court ...

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.

The upshot, as far as we can tell, is that the final full day of Biden’s presidency is going to be overshadowed by TikTok saying it was “forced” to shut down, only for The Next Guy to step ...

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

Unless the Biden administration is able to step in to block the enforcement of a federal ban, TikTok said that the app will “go dark” in the United States on Sunday. “The statements issued ...

The Biden administration on Friday maintained that it will not actively enforce a federal law set to ban the Chinese-owned social media app TikTok, instead punting any action to the incoming Trump ...

It remains unclear whether TikTok will still be available in the United States on Sunday, with the company claiming that President Joe Biden’s outgoing administration needs to offer ...

Microsoft, which declined to comment on the president’s remarks, had discussed buying TikTok in 2020, when Trump tried to force a sale of the app in his first term.

There were 36 hours of mad frenzy as TikTok executives and lawyers sought and failed to get a last-minute reprieve from Biden — and then landed one from Trump.

Senate Democrats are urging President Joe Biden to delay a looming TikTok ban. Lawmakers emphasise the need for more time to find an American buyer. Clocks are ticking at TikTok, and millions of American users and businesses are bracing for what could be ...