TikTok said it will be "forced to go dark" on Jan. 19 unless it receives a "definitive statement" from the Biden administration that the app's tech partners won't be penalized under the divest-or-ban bill.

By Andrew Chung, John Kruzel and David Shepardson WASHINGTON (Reuters) -TikTok warned late Friday it will go dark in the United States on Sunday unless President Joe Biden's administration provides assurances to companies like Apple and Google that it will not face enforcement actions when a ban takes effect.

Even with any assurances from Donald Trump, companies like Apple, Google, and Oracle would be taking a risk by not complying with the TikTok ban.

The ruling is expected to go down as among the most consequential court decisions of the digital media age.

The news comes as a law banning TikTok, which is owned by Chinese firm ByteDance, is set to go into effect on Jan. 19.

TikTok says it will go dark on Sunday, January 19th if the Biden administration doesn’t intervene. The company says it will be “forced to go dark” on the 19th unless the outgoing administration provides a “definitive statement” assuring the app’s “most critical service providers” that they won’t be held liable for breaking the law.

Without a sale to an approved buyer, the platform is expected to vanish from U.S. app stores by Sunday now that the Supreme Court unanimously upheld the the ban.

TikTok said its services will go dark on Sunday unless the Biden Administration gives a definitive statement providing assurances for Apple, Google and other service providers. “Unless the Biden Administration immediately provides a definitive statement to satisfy the most critical service providers assuring non-enforcement,

As the TikTok ban looms, U.S. creators and influencers are taking some time to say goodbye to the social media app.

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