Ahead of the expected TikTok ban in the U.S., creators on the app posted heartfelt goodbyes to their fans. The Supreme Court on Friday ruled unanimously to uphold the law requiring a forced sale or ban of TikTok.
The news comes as a law banning TikTok, which is owned by Chinese firm ByteDance, is set to go into effect on Jan. 19.
Glenn Gerstell, Center for Strategic and International Studies senior advisor and former NSA general advisor, joins 'Squawk on the Street' to discuss Gerstell's perspective on the TikTok situation.
Even with any assurances from Donald Trump, companies like Apple, Google, and Oracle would be taking a risk by not complying with the TikTok ban.
A US ban on the social media platform TikTok is set to go into effect. Here's how long the app has left, plus the ban's impact on High Desert creators.
TikTok said it will be “forced to go dark” on Sunday, Jan. 19, unless it receives a “definitive statement” from the outgoing Biden administration that the app’s tech partners won’t be penalized under the divest-or-ban bill.
Meta’s Instagram and Google’s YouTube are getting ready to welcome TikTok users, as the Supreme Court upheld a law that effectively bans the Chinese-owned app from the United States.
The Supreme Court upheld the ruling that could ban TikTok on Sunday, but “TikTok refugees” across the country are already finding new platforms.
Washington. With uncertainty looming over whether a TikTok ban in the United States will go into effect, attention has shifted to tech giants like Apple and Google, which are expected to remove the app from their platforms on Sunday.
TikTok says it will go dark on Sunday, January 19th if the Biden administration doesn’t intervene. The company says it will be “forced to go dark” on the 19th unless the outgoing administration provides a “definitive statement” assuring the app’s “most critical service providers” that they won’t be held liable for breaking the law.
The ruling is expected to go down as among the most consequential court decisions of the digital media age.