Biden, Trump and TikTok

Biden won't enforce TikTok ban, official says, leaving fate of app to Trump
President Joe Biden won't enforce a ban on the social media app TikTok that is set to take effect a day before he leaves office on Monday, a U.S. official said Thursday, leaving its fate in the hands of President-elect Donald Trump.
President Biden won't enforce looming TikTok ban, putting fate in the hands of Trump
President Biden will not enforce a ban on TikTok that is set to take effect Sunday, a U.S. official said, leaving its fate to Donald Trump.
Biden administration will leave it to Trump to implement TikTok ban
The Biden administration doesn't plan to take action that forces TikTok to immediately go dark for U.S. users on Sunday, an administration official told ABC News.
Biden Won't Enforce TikTok Ban as He Punts to Trump: Report
A bipartisan bill banning TikTok was passed by Congress and signed into law by Biden last year. While Trump previously called for a ban on the app due to its ties to the Chinese government, he has more recently been opposed to the ban and indicated that he will seek to reverse it.
Biden is leaving it to the Trump administration to enforce the TikTok ban
Biden won't enforce the TikTok ban set for Sunday, January 19, his last day in office. It will be up to the Trump administration to enforce the law.
Trump Says He Won't Enforce TikTok Ban Until Spring
Unless it receives clarity and assurances from the Biden administration, TikTok says it will shut down before the ban takes effect. The clock may be running out for TikTok. The company behind the wildly popular social media platform says it will "go dark" on Sunday unless it receives clear assurances from government officials that the US ban set to take effect that day won't be enforced.
Delay to TikTok ban gets Trump sign-off
President Trump has signed an executive order granting TikTok a 75-day extension to comply with a law that requires a sale or ban of the platform. He says during that time, the US will not enforce the law passed by Congress last year and signed by former President Joe Biden.
Could a TikTok Ban Shut Down TikTok Shop? An Expert’s Take
If it feels social media phenomenon TikTok has nine lives, it’s because it essentially does. There have long been rumors and whispers over a potential TikTok ban for not just months, but years, dating back to 2020.
Tiktok ban delayed for 75 days
President Donald Trump signed an executive order delaying the ban on his first day in office, Jan. 20. John Rich has called out his fellow country artists who support President Donald Trump but have remained publicly silent on the matter,
Biden decides not to enforce looming TikTok ban — leaving Chinese app’s fate up to Trump as he returns to White House
President Biden made a decision on whether or not to ban TikTok — a measure set to take effect the day before he leaves ...
Biden, Dems Suddenly Realize TikTok Ban Means TikTok Will Be Banned
President Joe Biden appears to be backpedaling on the TikTok ban he signed last year. His administration is now saying it won ...
TikTok says it will go offline on Sunday if Biden doesn’t intervene
TikTok says it plans to go offline on Sunday, January 19th if the Biden administration doesn’t intervene. The company ...
TikTok pressures Biden at last minute, says it will ‘go dark’
The app says it will shut down Sunday unless the sitting president can assure tech companies that he won’t enforce the law.
TikTok says it will ‘go dark’ unless it gets clarity from Biden following Supreme Court ruling
The Supreme Court has unanimously upheld the federal law banning TikTok beginning Sunday unless it’s sold by its China-based ...
Biden administration weighed options with impending TikTok ban, but decision will likely fall to Trump
The White House has looked into options to keep TikTok accessible to its 170 million American users if a ban that is set to ...
Inside TikTok’s frantic scramble to halt U.S. ban
There were 36 hours of mad frenzy as TikTok executives and lawyers sought and failed to get a last-minute reprieve from Biden — and then landed one from Trump.
Ground Game: Inauguration day, Biden’s preemptive pardons, and TikTok
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