TikTok says it will go dark on Sunday unless given 'definitive' assurances

TikTok confirmed that it plans to go dark Sunday unless it’s given more clarity from the Biden administration and the Department of Justice regarding the ban that’s scheduled to go into effect that day.

TikTok confirmed that it plans to go dark Sunday unless it’s given more clarity from the Biden administration and the Department of Justice regarding the ban that’s scheduled to go into effect that day.

“The statements issued today by both the Biden White House and the Department of Justice have failed to provide the necessary clarity and assurance to the service providers that are integral to maintaining TikTok’s availability to over 170 million Americans,” the company said Friday evening in a post on X.

“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 statement continued.

President Joe Biden signed a law in April that required TikTok to divest from its Chinese ownership and sell to a U.S. company or face a shutdown.

Congress had passed the legislation last year with strong bipartisan support, with many who voted in favor of the law saying they had concerns regarding data and national security because of China’s involvement with the app. TikTok is owned by ByteDance, which is based in China.

https://www.nbcnews.com/tech/tech-news/tiktok-says-will-go-dark-sunday-rcna188235

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