The White Home has mentioned a risk by TikTok to close down within the US on Sunday except tech companies get assurances they won’t be punished for violating a regulation that bans the app is a “stunt”.
Late on Friday, the social media platform mentioned it wanted a dedication from the outgoing Biden administration that firms reminiscent of Apple and Google is not going to face prosecution for ignoring the looming ban.
“It’s a stunt, and we see no motive for TikTok or different firms to take actions within the subsequent few days earlier than the Trump administration takes workplace on Monday,” mentioned White Home press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre.
As a substitute the Biden administration has mentioned it will likely be as much as President-elect Donald Trump, who takes workplace on Monday, to resolve how and if it desires to implement the regulation.
TikTok mentioned it could be pressured to “go darkish” within the US on Sunday as a result of the White Home and the Division of Justice had “failed to supply the mandatory readability and assurance to the service suppliers which are integral to sustaining TikTok’s availability”.
It follows a Supreme Court docket ruling on Friday morning that upheld a regulation banning the app within the US except its China-based guardian firm, ByteDance, sells the platform by Sunday.
ByteDance has repeatedly mentioned it is not going to search a purchaser for the platform.
Below the regulation, the US model of the app could be faraway from app shops and web-hosting companies within the coming days.
