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TikTok Shuts Down in U.S.: What Happens Next?
TikTok shut down in the U.S. over a law banning the app Jan. 19 in the absence of a divestiture by parent ByteDance. Here's what could happen next.
On Friday, TikTok said it will be “forced to go dark” on Sunday, Jan. 19, unless it receives a “definitive statement” from the outgoing Biden administration that the app’s tech partners won’t be penalized under the divest-or-ban law. The issue of TikTok’s shutdown came to a head after the Supreme Court rejected the appeal by TikTok and parent ByteDance to halt a law that bans the app in the U.S. as of Sunday unless China-based ByteDance divests its stake in the app to a party that is not located in a country deemed a “foreign adversary.” Last year, the TikTok divest-or-ban legislation passed with strong bipartisan support, clearing the House of Representatives by a 360-58 vote and the Senate by 79-18.
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