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White House says TikTok's threat to go dark on Sunday is a 'stunt'
TikTok said it will be forced to go dark on January 19, the day the ban is set to take effect, without more assurances it won't be enforced.
TikTok says it will be 'forced to go dark' unless it gets 'definitive' statement from White House
Social media platform TikTok said it will be "forced to go dark" on Sunday unless the White House gives a "definitive" statement about its future, the company said in an announcement Friday night.
White House calls TikTok’s vow to ‘go dark’ without Biden support ‘a stunt’
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 before President-elect Trump is sworn in.
TikTok to ‘Go Dark’ on Sunday Without White House Clarity
TikTok said it will be forced to “go dark” in the US on Sunday unless there is a clear statement from the Biden administration to service providers that are maintaining its availability.
White House: TikTok Should Remain Available to Americans
"TikTok should remain available to Americans, but simply under American ownership or other ownership that addresses the national security concerns identified by Congress in developing this law," the White House said in a statement.
Biden White House says TikTok’s threat to go dark is a ‘stunt’
White House Press Secretary Karine Jean-Pierre called TikTok’s threat to “go dark” on Sunday, January 19th, a “stunt” and said there is no reason for TikTok to shut itself down before President-elect Donald Trump is sworn in on the 20th.
Clock runs out on TikTok: Platform goes dark in U.S. ahead of Sunday deadline
TikTok plans to cease operations in the United States on Sunday unless President Joe Biden intervenes before he leaves office one day later.
White House says implementation of TikTok ban passed to Trump, citing timing reasons
A TikTok logo is shown on a phone in San Francisco, Friday, January 17, 2025.
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Donald Trump open to Elon Musk or Larry Ellison buying TikTok
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Trump downplays Chinese surveillance concerns in defence of TikTok ban delay
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Trump’s executive order for TikTok shows his willingness to skirt federal laws and keep app in limbo, legal experts say
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'America's decline is over.' Trump returns to the White House | The Excerpt
Donald Trump was sworn in yesterday as the 47th President of the United States. From this moment on, America's decline is ...
The Reluctant Steamroller in the White House
Top leaders from the House and Senate left the White House and gave reporters completely contradictory accounts of how his ...
Scalise has ‘great meeting’ with Kevin O’Leary at White House
House Majority Leader Steve Scalise (R-La.) said he had a “great meeting” with Kevin O’Leary on Tuesday at the White House.