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 CEO Shou Zi Chew said on Friday he wants to thank U.S. President-elect Donald Trump for his commitment to work with the company and find a solution that keeps the app available in the United States.
While President Joe Biden says he does not intend to enforce it, ByteDance says TikTok "will be forced to go dark" on Sunday after a Supreme Court ruling unanimously upheld the ban.
For now, TikTok’s ability to operate stateside hangs in the balance after the Supreme Court upheld the law demanding that TikTok divest from its Chinese owner or face a ban. On its face, what the Supreme Court upholds is misleading.
The fate of Tiktok is in the hands of President-elect Donald Trump after the Supreme Court upheld the ban Friday..
TikTok may get a 90-day extension to save it from its imminent ban if President-Elect Donald Trump decides so.
Trump spoke to NBC News' Kristen Welker in an exclusive phone interview Saturday, discussing his plans on what to do about the popular social media app.
Trump said in an NBC News interview that he was considering granting TikTok a reprieve after he is sworn into office.
The clock is ticking toward a U.S. ban on TikTok, but users seeking clarity on what that will mean did not get much Saturday from the company that runs the popular video-sharing platform or the technology giants that offer the TikTok app in their digital marketplaces.
President-elect Donald Trump said he will "most likely" give TikTok a 90-day grace period to avoid getting banned once he takes office on Jan. 20.
Shou Zi Chew thanked the incoming president for efforts to "find a solution that keeps TikTok available in the United States."