The TikTok ban could be delayed under the proposal of Senator Ed Markey, who introduced a bill that would extend that January 19th deadline by almost nine months.
To many people, the TikTok ban saga might seem practically concluded. President Donald Trump signed an executive order refusing to enforce the law behind it, and after a brief shutdown, the service remains solidly online in the US.
Markey introduced his "Extend the TikTok Deadline Act" bill on Wednesday, which would extend the deadline by 270 days. His legislative attempt to extend the deadline was thwarted by two Republicans, one of which being Sen. Tom Cotton of Arkansas, calling TikTok a Chinese communist spy app.
Massachusetts Sen. Ed Markey is calling on President Joe Biden to delay a ban on TikTok that could go into effect in the coming days. Supreme Court on Friday unanimously upheld the federal law banning TikTok beginning Sunday unless it's sold by its China-based parent company.
Sen. Ed Markey (D-Mass.) introduced a bill Wednesday that would extend the ban deadline by another 270 days, arguing TikTok has built online communities that “cannot be replicated” on another platform. Markey offered the measure by unanimous consent in ...
Two readers react to counterarguments on the US TikTok ban from Senator Edward J. Markey and Representative Jake Auchincloss.
The Biden administration doesn't plan to take action that forces TikTok to immediately go dark for U.S. users on Sunday, an administration official told ABC News.
A growing number of lawmakers are urging President Joe Biden to grant a reprieve to prevent TikTok from going dark in the United States as soon as Sunday, warning millions of creators and businesses could be hurt.
With 170 million American users on the platform, a nationwide TikTok ban would have serious consequences, dealing a profound economic, social, and political blow to its creators and users.
Discover how the TikTok ban affects U.S. users and the potential effect of the incoming Trump Administration on enforcing the ban.
As President Joe Biden prepares to leave office, the future of TikTok in the United States is uncertain. What do you think should happen to the app?
“TikTok must not go dark on Sunday,” said Sen. Ed Markey (D-Mass.). Congress set a Sunday deadline for the Chinese parent company that owns TikTok to either divest or face a ban in the U.S. The bipartisan move senators say was based on national ...