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TikTok to Shut Down in U.S. Sunday Unless Administration Provides Definitive Statement

Jan 18, 2025, 01:54 AM

Social media platform TikTok announced Friday night that it will be forced to 'go dark' and shut down its app in the United States on Sunday, January 19, unless the administration provides a definitive statement assuring that the ban will not be enforced. TikTok criticized the White House and the Department of Justice for failing to provide clarity to service providers crucial to maintaining the app's availability to over 170 million U.S. users. The company stated that unless immediate action is taken, millions of users nationwide will lose access to the app.