Biden won’t enforce TikTok ban, leaving fate of app to Trump: Reports

McConnell Lauds Coming TikTok Ban In America

With the country’s TikTok ban imminent, one Kentucky legislator is lauding its likely closure. Just ahead of the U.S. Supreme Court’s unanimous ruling — one denying TikTok an injunction against enforcement of the Protecting Americans’ Data From Foreign Adversaries Act of 2024 — U.S. Senator Mitch McConnell (R-KY) submitted an amicus brief, urging the Court to allow the ban-or-divest law to take effect. On First Amendment merits, McConnell said t…

Biden Will Not Enforce TikTok Ban Before Trump Inauguration

President Joe Biden won't enforce a ban on TikTok, which is scheduled to take effect on January 19. The post Biden Will Not Enforce TikTok Ban Before Trump Inauguration appeared first on Slay News.

Trump says ‘stay tuned!’ as TikTok’s fate rests in his hands

US president-elect promises decision ‘in the not too distant future’ after Supreme Court upholds sell-or-ban law for Chinese-owned app.

TikTok lost its appeal at the U.S. Supreme Court. The justices unanimously rejected the company's bid to delay a law requiring it to shut down its U.S. operations on Sunday unless it could prove it was about to be sold off from its Chinese parent company ByteDance.

TikTok Ban: Biden leaves decision to Trump

A national security debat sparks uncertainty over the app’s future in the US As President Joe Biden prepares to leave office, he has opted not to enforce a ban on TikTok, leaving the controversial decision in the hands of his successor, Donald Trump. The ban, originally scheduled to take effect on 19 January, just a day before Trump’s inauguration, highlights ongoing concerns about the app’s… Source

A statement from the White House on Friday stated that the TikTok app should remain available to Americans, but the timing of the Supreme Court's ruling on a law banning it means that a decision in this regard must fall to the Trump Administration. "TikTok should remain available to Americans, but simply under American ownership or other ownership that takes into account the national security concerns identified by Congress in developing this la…