White House calls TikTok’s vow to ‘go dark’ without Biden support ‘a stunt’

The Hill

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It comes after President Joe Biden signed a law last year, mandating US TikTok to separate from its parent company, China-based ByteDance.
The Sun
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Since its surge in popularity during the pandemic, TikTok has become a hub for millions of creators and consumers of short-form video content in the U.S. However, concerns about its Chinese parent company ByteDance's data collection practices led Congress to pass a law requiring TikTok to either divest from ByteDance or face a nationwide ban.
International Business Times
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Nevertheless, the application will not disappear overnight for American internet users.
Le Monde
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This follows a decision by the US Supreme Court earlier on Friday to uphold the controversial ban, which requires TikTok to sell its US operations to American buyers by January 19 to avoid being banned.
Saudi Gazette

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