Will TikTok be banned or not? That answer seemingly changes by the minute.
The Biden Administration on Thursday afternoon signaled it will leave enforcing the looming TikTok ban up to the incoming Trump Administration, according to ABC News. That decision came just hours after the president was “exploring options” to keep the app — which faces a Jan. 19 ban, unless ByteDance, its Chinese parent company, sells its U.S. business — alive in the States.
“Our position on this has been clear: TikTok should continue to operate under American ownership. Given the timing of when it goes into effect over a holiday weekend a day before inauguration, it will be up to the next administration to implement,” a White House official told ABC