TikTok Says It Will Go Dark on Sunday Unless Biden Gives Definitive Assurance

The U.S. Supreme Court ruled earlier on Friday to uphold a ban on the social media platform from app stores effective Jan. 19.

A smartphone displaying an image of the Chinese social network TikTok in Paris on Jan. 16, 2025. Maeva Destombes/Hans Lucas via AFP via Getty Images

TikTok said it would be “forced to go dark” on Sunday if the Biden administration does not give a definitive statement assuring non-enforcement of a law requiring the company to divest or face a nationwide ban.

“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,” the company said in a statement on Jan. 17.