Technology analyst and founder of “The Media Copilot” Pete Pachal joins “Mornings with Maria” to discuss President-elect Trump asking the Supreme Court to end the ban on TikTok and his administration’s focus on IA during his second term.
A few hours before the United States TikTok As the ban comes into effect, TikTok released a statement on its app, informing users of the latest developments.
In the notification, which was alerted on customers’ “For You” page on Saturday evening, the company confirmed the law banning TikTok will take effect on Sunday.
Executives noted that the ban would “require” the company to make its services “temporarily unavailable.”
A screenshot of an update on the TikTok app on Saturday. (Fox News Digital / Fox News)
“We are working to restore our service to the United States as soon as possible and appreciate your support,” the statement said. “Please stay tuned.”
THE social media platform said it would “be dark” Sunday without a “definitive” statement from the Biden administration.
“The statements released today by both Biden White House and the Department of Justice have failed to provide service providers with the necessary clarity and assurance that is integral to maintaining TikTok’s availability to more than 170 million Americans,” TikTok said in a press release published on X.
The TikTok app logo is displayed on an iPhone. (AP Photo/Ashley Landis/AP Newsroom)
The White House said this week Biden did not plan to apply the ban, that it would be to Trump, who takes office Monday.
United States The Supreme Court confirmed Friday bipartisan law passed last year banning TikTok unless its Chinese company ByteDance sells it by Sunday, citing national security risks because of its ties to China, Fox News Digital reported.
Trump said he needed to “reconsider” the ban before making a decision, and that he would “most likely” grant TikTok a 90-day extension from the Jan. 19 deadline after he takes office.
Trump said he would “most likely” give TikTok a 90-day extension. (Jaap Arriens/NurPhoto via Getty Images / Getty Images)
On Friday, TikTok CEO Shou Zi Chew thanked Trump in a video for his “commitment to working with us to find a solution to keep TikTok available in the United States. This is a strong stance in favor of the First Amendment and against arbitrary censorship.
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During the presidential campaign, Trump said he would “never ban TikTok” after joining the platform, but led calls for the ban during his first term.
Brie Stimson of Fox News Digital contributed to this report.
