White House Calls TikTok's Threat to Shut Down on Sunday a 'Stunt' Before Trump Takes Office

Jan 18, 2025, 06:45 PM

The White House has dismissed TikTok's threat to shut down its service in the US on Sunday as a 'stunt'. White House Press Secretary Karine Jean-Pierre stated that there is no reason for TikTok or other companies to take action before the Trump administration takes office on Monday. This statement comes in response to TikTok's claim that it needed assurances from the Biden administration that companies like Apple and Google would not face legal repercussions for continuing to offer the app, following a Supreme Court ruling that upheld a ban on TikTok unless its parent company, ByteDance, sells the platform by Sunday.