TikTok prepares for immediate shutdown in US this Sunday as ban nears
![]() 825 Wednesday, 15 January, 2025, 10:31 Social media platform TikTok has started preparing to cease its US operations from Sunday (Jan 19), the day a federal ban is set to take effect, according to a report by The Information which cited sources familiar with the matter. The app’s future in the US remains uncertain, hinging on whether the Supreme Court decides to intervene and block the legislation. The court is expected to rule on the constitutionality of a law signed by President Joe Biden in April, which mandates TikTok to divest from its Chinese parent company, ByteDance, and sell to a US-based entity. If upheld, TikTok will shut down on January 19, a day before Donald Trump assumes office. |
Pope's condition 'complex', hospital stay extended
213Yesterday, 22:56US special envoy Kellogg: no one will impose peace agreement on Ukraine
210Yesterday, 22:44Macron and Trump have ‘frank conversation’ minutes before European meeting on Ukraine
271Yesterday, 22:02IDF confirms troops will remain in 5 strategic south Lebanon posts after tomorrow’s withdrawal deadline
262Yesterday, 19:26Elon Musk declared the release of the Grok 3 chatbot and called it “the smartest AI on Earth”
447Yesterday, 00:21‘I will never accept any decision between US, Russia about Ukraine': Ukrainian president
35916.02.2025, 21:20Left Out of Ukraine Talks, Europe Races to Organize a Response
37716.02.2025, 21:08U.S. negotiating tactics on Ukraine 'unorthodox' but hopeful: Polish FM
40916.02.2025, 18:50