Senator Ed Markey’s bill to delay the TikTok ban highlights the platform's $24.2 billion U.S. economic impact and the threat to millions of creators' livelihoods amid national security concerns.

The TikTok ban could be delayed under the proposal of Senator Ed Markey, who introduced a bill that would extend that January 19th deadline by almost nine months.

Markey introduced his "Extend the TikTok Deadline Act" bill on Wednesday, which would extend the deadline by 270 days. His legislative attempt to extend the deadline was thwarted by two Republicans, one of which being Sen. Tom Cotton of Arkansas, calling TikTok a Chinese communist spy app.

Mass. Senator Ed Markey has introduced a bill which aims to extend the nationwide TikTok ban’s deadline by 270 days.

"In the brief, Senators Markey and Paul and Representative Khanna argued that the TikTok ban lacks evidence and directly conflicts with the First Amendment, undermining the rights of over 170 million Americans who use the platform," the press release said.

(WJAR) — U.S. Sen. Ed Markey of Massachusetts is calling for the extension of the TikTok ban. He held a press conference on Thursday at 2:15 p.m. to urge the Biden Administration to extend the deadline. At the event, Markey said he will be sending a letter to President Joe Biden, asking him to use his power to extend the deadline for 90 days.

President-elect Trump considers reprieve for video-sharing app as law prohibiting its distribution takes effect Sunday.

Massachusetts Sen. Ed Markey is calling on President Joe Biden to delay a ban on TikTok that could go into effect in the coming days. The Supreme Court could rule as early as Friday whether or not the original ban is constitutional or if it should be delayed and debated further.

As President Joe Biden prepares to leave office, the future of TikTok in the United States is uncertain. What do you think should happen to the app?

With a ban on TikTok set to go into effect on Sunday, Jan. 19, one Massachusetts senator is co-sponsoring a bill to extend the ban's deadline.

A group of lawmakers is mounting a last-ditch effort to delay a TikTok ban from going into effect on Sunday and give the company more time to find an American buyer and evaluate the risks the app poses to national security.

Here’s everything you need to know about TikTok: when it will go dark, whether Trump can save it, who might buy the app—and how to get your TikTok tombstone.