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TikTok Faces US Shutdown as Supreme Court Upholds Ban

TikTok warned on Friday that it will be forced to "go dark" in the United States on Sunday unless the Biden administration intervenes, Reuters reports. The company's warning follows a Supreme Court ruling upholding a law that bans TikTok if its Chinese parent company, ByteDance, fails

Supreme Court Upholds TikTok Ban, But Future Remains Uncertain

The Supreme Court on Friday unanimously upheld a law requiring TikTok's China-based parent company to divest from the app, paving the way for a ban set to take effect on Sunday, The Hill reports. The justices sided with the Biden administration, finding that the divest-or-ban law does not
Supreme Court Upholds TikTok Ban, But Future Remains Uncertain

TikTok to Shut Down US Operations on Sunday

TikTok is preparing to cease US operations this Sunday, Reuters reported on Wednesday, unless a last-minute intervention from President-elect Donald Trump prevents the ban from taking effect. The impending shutdown, mandated by a federal law signed in April, follows a Supreme Court hearing last week where justices appeared poised to

McCourt Consortium Bids to Acquire TikTok's US Assets

Entrepreneur and former Los Angeles Dodgers owner Frank McCourt has proposed a formal bid to ByteDance for TikTok's US assets, according to Reuters. This move comes ahead of a January 19 deadline for ByteDance to sell the platform or face a ban under a law signed by President