Tech analyst and ‘The Media Copilot’ founder Pete Pachal joins ‘Mornings with Maria’ to discuss President-elect Trump asking the Supreme Court to halt a ban on TikTok and his administration focusing on A.I. in his second term.
Hours before the U.S. TikTok ban goes into effect, TikTok released a statement on its app, notifying users of the latest developments.
In the notification, which was alerted on customers’ “For You page” on Saturday night, the company confirmed the law banning TikTok will take effect on Sunday.
Leadership noted the ban will “force” the company to make its services “temporarily unavailable.”
A screenshot of an update on the TikTok app, Saturday. (Fox News Digital / Fox News)
“We’re working to restore our service in the U.S. as soon as possible, and we appreciate your support,” the statement read. “Please stay tuned.”
The social media platform said it would “go dark” on Sunday without a “definitive” statement from the Biden administration.
“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 posted to X.
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The TikTok app logo is shown on an iPhone. (AP Photo/Ashley Landis / AP Newsroom)
The White House said this week Biden didn’t plan to enforce the ban, that it would be up to Trump, who takes office Monday.
The U.S. Supreme Court on Friday upheld the bipartisan law passed last year banning TikTok unless its Chinese-owned company ByteDance sells it by Sunday, citing national security risks because of its ties to China, Fox News Digital reported.
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Trump said he needed to “review” the ban before making a decision, and that he would “most likely” give TikTok a 90-day extension from the Jan. 19 deadline after he takes office.
Trump said he would “most likely” give TikTok a 90-day extension. (Jaap Arriens/NurPhoto via Getty Images / Getty Images)
TikTok CEO Shou Zi Chew thanked Trump in a video on Friday for his “commitment to work with us to find a solution that keeps TikTok available in the United States. This is a strong stand for the First Amendment and against arbitrary censorship.”
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During the presidential campaign, Trump said he would “never ban TikTok” after joining the platform, but led the calls for the ban during his first term in office.
Fox News Digital’s Brie Stimson contributed to this report.
