Trump Signals Possible 90-Day Delay on TikTok Ban

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TikTokโ€™s future remains uncertain as Trump mulls a 90-day extension following a Supreme Court ruling upholding the appโ€™s ban.

President-elect Donald Trump said Saturday that he will probably give TikTok a temporary reprieve from a looming ban over the social media platformโ€™s China ties, which would allow the platform to continue operating in the United States as his administration undertakes a careful review of the situation.

โ€œThe 90-day extension is something that will be most likely done, because itโ€™s appropriate,โ€ he told NBC in a Jan. 18 interview. โ€œIf I decide to do that, I’ll probably announce it on Monday.โ€

Trumpโ€™s remarks come after TikTok said late Friday it would be โ€œforced to go darkโ€ on Sundayโ€”the day before Trumpโ€™s inaugurationโ€”unless the Biden administration delivers a guarantee that it will not enforce a law requiring the company to divest or face a nationwide ban.

โ€œThe 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 TikTokโ€™s availability to over 170 million Americans,โ€ the company said in a statement on Jan. 17.

TikTokโ€™s โ€œgo darkโ€ warning was made after a U.S. Supreme Court ruling earlier on Friday that upheld a law banning the app in the United States unless its China-based parent company, ByteDance, sells the platform by Sunday. ByteDance has repeatedly insisted it will not sell.

The White House weighed in on the controversy on Saturday, saying that TikTokโ€™s threat to pull the plug on the app on Sunday was little more than a gimmick.

โ€œIt is a stunt, and we see no reason for TikTok or other companies to take actions in the next few days before the Trump administration takes office on Monday,โ€ White House press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre told media outlets.

The press secretary added that implementation of the law banning TikTokโ€”which President Joe Biden signed into the law in April 2024โ€”would be up to the incoming Trump administration.

Byย Tom Ozimek

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