TikTok said it would be forced to “go dark” in the US on Sunday unless the government steps in before the federal ban takes effect.
The statement said that “both the Biden White House and the Department of Justice have failed to provide the necessary clarity and assurance to service providers that are integral to maintaining the availability of TikTok.”
It added that unless the US government immediately issued a statement guaranteeing non-implementation, “TikTok will unfortunately be forced to cease operations on January 19”.
TikTok’s statement followed a Supreme Court ruling earlier on Friday, which upheld a law that would have banned the video app in the US unless its China-based parent company, ByteDance, sold the platform by Sunday.
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