US TikTok ban: App warns it will go dark on Sunday without assurance from Biden

Irish Times

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The ban would be enacted under a law signed by President Joe Biden in April and mark the first U.S. shutdown of a major social media app -- with TikTok boasting about 170 million domestic users and an estimated $20 billion in 2025 revenue.
The Gazette
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The United States Supreme Court on Friday upheld the law banning TikTok due to concerns over national security amid Chinese ownership of the video-sharing platform.
Hindustan Times
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Unless the Biden Administration immediately provides a definitive statement to satisfy the most critical service providers assuring non-enforcement, unfortunately TikTok will be forced to go dark on January 19,' the company said.
Daily Mail
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TikTok issued the statement after the Supreme Court on Friday ruled unanimously to uphold a law requiring that service providers no longer support its app within the U.S. if parent company ByteDance fails to carry out a "qualified divestiture" of the app by Sunday.
CNBC

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