TikTok, White House

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.
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 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.
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
The White House said on Friday that Tiktok should remain available to Americans but the timing of the Supreme Court ruling on a law banning the app means it must fall to the Trump administration.
TikTok says it will go dark in the US on January 19 – seeking 'clarity' and 'assurance' from the White House
By now you've almost certainly heard that TikTok could be about to get banned in the US this coming Sunday, January 19. The latest update today is that the social platform will "go dark" amid uncertainty around what the White House will actually decide to do.
From Biden Thrashing to TikTok Ban: What Donald Trump Said in First Interview After White House Return
In response to Biden's granting pre-emptive pardons to his allies, Trump responded by expressing that the former leader had set an "unbelievable precedent"
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.
President Biden won't enforce looming TikTok ban, putting fate in the hands of Trump
President Biden will not enforce a ban on TikTok that is set to take effect Sunday, a U.S. official said, leaving its fate to ...
TikTok starts restoring service in the U.S. after shutting down over divest-or-ban law
President-elect Donald Trump vowed to issue an executive order on Monday to postpone the ban on TikTok from going into effect ...
Trump’s executive order gives TikTok a reprieve. What happens next?
President Donald Trump has directed his Justice Department to pause enforcement of the TikTok ban until early April.
Could MrBeast Become Part-Owner of TikTok? Offers and Speculation Swirl After Trump Vows to Broker Deal to ‘Save’ App From Ban
Will TikTok find a U.S. buyer to remain legal? After Trump vowed to make a deal to save the app, MrBeast has emerged as part ...
Why is TikTok banned? What's behind the law that shuttered the app
U.S. officials have long feared that the widely popular short-form video app could be used as a vehicle for espionage.
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.
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 ...