TikTok Says It Will Go Dark Sunday In U.S. Without More Clarity From Biden Administration, DOJ

It turns out TikTok is just as confused as the rest of us after a Supreme Court ruling this morning. SCOTUS upheld a law that would see the popular app with 170+ million U.S. users banned on Sunday. 

That happens to be the last day of the Biden administration, with Donald Trump set to sworn in on Monday. In a statement earlier today, the White House said that because of the tight timing, the Biden administration would leave implementation of the law up to the Trump administration. 

said it needs more clarity from the Biden administration and the DOJ on its status as of this Sunday or it will be forced to go dark.

“The statements issued today by both the Biden White House and the Department of Justice have failed to provide the necessary clarity and assurance to the service providers that are integral to maintaining TikTok’s availability to over 170 million Americans,” TikTok said in a statement. 

“Unless the Biden Administration immediately provides a definitive statement to satisfy the most critical service providers assuring non-enforcement, unfortunately TikTok will be forced to go dark on January 19.”