The Chinese-owned company said it would cut off its services unless the U.S. assures Apple, Google and other companies that they would not be punished for hosting and distributing TikTok.
The fight for TikTok may not be over just yet. While speaking with NBC’s Kristen Welker on Saturday, President-elect Donald Trump said he will “most likely” give TikTok a 90-day grace period to avoid getting banned in the U.
For now, TikTok’s ability to operate stateside hangs in the balance after the Supreme Court upheld the law demanding that TikTok divest from its Chinese owner or face a ban. On its face, what the Supreme Court upholds is misleading.
The fate of Tiktok is in the hands of President-elect Donald Trump after the Supreme Court upheld the ban Friday..
While President Joe Biden says he does not intend to enforce it, ByteDance says TikTok "will be forced to go dark" on Sunday after a Supreme Court ruling unanimously upheld the ban.
Even with any assurances from Donald Trump, companies like Apple, Google, and Oracle would be taking a risk by not complying with the TikTok 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.
Trump said in an NBC News interview that he was considering granting TikTok a reprieve after he is sworn into office.
White House Press Secretary Karine Jean-Pierre called TikTok’s threat to “go dark” tomorrow a “stunt,” and said there is no reason that TikTok or any other companies should take any actions under the ban before the Trump administration is sworn in Monday morning,
US President-elect Donald Trump said on Saturday that he is likely to grant TikTok a 90-day reprieve from a possible ban in the country. This may happen after the inauguration when he officially becomes president,
TikTok may get a 90-day extension to save it from its imminent ban if President-Elect Donald Trump decides so.