TikTok says it will ‘go dark’ if US government does not intervene

TikTok has said it will be forced to “go dark” in the US on Sunday unless the government steps in before a federal ban takes effect.

In a statement, it said “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”.

It added that unless a statement was provided immediately by the US government providing assurances of non-enforcement, “unfortunately TikTok will be forced to go dark on January 19”.

TikTok’s statement follows a ruling by the Supreme Court earlier on Friday, which upheld a law that would ban the video app in the US unless its China-based parent company, ByteDance, sells the platform by Sunday.

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