Some of the app's 170 million American users are buzzing with nervous anticipation ahead of a shutdown set for Sunday local time, in the final days of the Biden administration.
Incoming US president Donald Trump says he'll "probably announce" a 90-day pause on a TikTok ban in the country.Under a law passed last year and upheld on Friday by a unanimous Supreme Court, the platform has until Sunday to cut ties with its China-based parent ByteDance.US president-elect Donald Trump says he will "most likely" give TikTok a 90-day reprieve from a potential ban after he takes office.
Donald Trump is about to walk back into the White House and start ticking off his to-do list. Here's what he has said is on the list. The White House dismissed TikTok's Friday comment as a stunt, reiterating on Saturday that it was up to the incoming Trump administration to take action, increasing the likelihood of a shutdown on Sunday.
Users on the app were saying their goodbyes, some filming themselves frantically scrolling or sharing final secrets with their followers ahead of the ban.
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