Biden signed the law (which targets tech companies owned by companies in countries deemed a “foreign adversary” of the United States) back in April of 2024, and god knows if he realized at the time what setting its enforcement measures to kick in a day before the next inauguration was going to do,

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.

TikTok is expected to cease operations at midnight, and it’s causing lots of confusion and concern for its users and content creators.

White House Press Secretary Karine Jean-Pierre called TikTok’s threat to “go dark” on Sunday, January 19th, a “stunt,” and that there is no reason for TikTok to shut itself down before President-elect Donald Trump is sworn in on the 20th.

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TikTok is reportedly prepared to shut down its app on Sunday, when the ban is scheduled to take effect, though the actual language of the law technically only mandates that the platform be taken off app stores to prevent new users from downloading it.

With President-elect Trump adding uncertainty around whether a TikTok ban will go into effect, the focus is now turning to companies like Google and Apple.

TikTok released a statement hours before a U.S. ban goes into effect, notifying users services will be "temporarily" unavailable.

China might even be able to use TikTok to hack Americans' phones and other devices. Last year, Congress passed, and President Joe Biden signed, legislation that bans TikTok in the United States if ...

If it feels like TikTok has been around forever, that’s probably because it has, at least if you’re measuring via internet time

The U.S. Supreme Court upheld a law that would require the popular app to be sold or banned, but enforcement remains a question.