TikTok said on Friday (17) that it would disable more than 170 million Americans’ access to the app this Sunday (17), unless President Joe Biden’s administration acts urgently to assure the company that it will not be punished. for violating the terms of his impending ban.
At the beginning of the day, a. Biden signed the bill in April, and it passed with strong bipartisan support in Congress.
The law requires TikTok to sell to American buyers by this Sunday or face a ban in the United States
But the Biden government signaled that it will take office this Monday (20), and TikTok said that this was not enough.
“The statements issued today by the Biden White House and the Department of Justice have failed to provide the clarity and assurance needed by service providers who are essential to maintaining the availability of TikTok to more than 170 million Americans,” the company said in a statement. a statement.
“Unless the Biden Administration immediately provides a definitive statement to the satisfaction of the most critical service providers ensuring non-enforcement, TikTok will unfortunately be forced to go offline on January 19th,” the statement added.
Trump has suggested – but not openly declared –
He asked the Supreme Court to put the bill on hold so his new administration could reach a deal to sell TikTok to American buyers. But the Supreme Court rejected an appeal from the app’s owners who claimed the ban violated the First Amendment of the U.S. Constitution, allowing the ban to take place.
TikTok could deactivate this Sunday in the US, only to reactivate later if Trump gives assurances that he will go unpunished for violating the ban.
