This article was updated on Jan. 17 at 12:45 p.m. The Supreme Court on Wednesday unanimously upheld a federal law that will require TikTok to shut down in the United States unless its Chinese parent company can sell off the U.

The White House on Saturday called TikTok’s statement warning that it will “go dark” on Sunday unless President Biden steps in a “stunt,” arguing the app doesn’t have to take action

During yesterday's White House press briefing, press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre got into a heated exchange with a reporter over 'taking credit' for ceasefire and hostage deal announced this week.

Trump spoke to NBC News’ Kristen Welker in an exclusive phone interview Saturday, discussing his plans on what to do about the popular social media app.

TikTok is pressuring President Joe Biden in his final days to decline to enforce the ban; the administration says the timing makes any decision Donald Trump’s responsibility.

In response to TikTok’s retaliation to the ban by going dark on Sunday, White House Press Secretary Karine Jean-Pierre shared a statement attempting to call their bluff: “It is a stunt, and we see no reason for TikTok or other companies to take actions in the next few days before the Trump administration takes office on Monday.

White House press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre emphasised that the implementation of TikTok's status will fall to the incoming administration after a US Supreme Court ruling. President Biden supports American ownership of TikTok to address security concerns.

"We see no reason for TikTok or other companies to take actions in the next few days before the Trump Administration takes office on Monday," White House press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre said.

mobile app stores are barred from offering TikTok and internet hosting services are prohibited from delivering the service to American users. Both White House Press Secretary Karine Jean-Pierre ...

has awaited the decision just made by the U.S. Supreme Court on the TikTok matter,” White House press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre said in a statement Friday after the high court’s ruling.

TikTok said it will have to “go dark” this weekend unless the outgoing Biden administration assures the company it won’t enforce a shutdown of the popular app after the Supreme Court on Friday unanimously upheld the federal law banning the app unless it’s sold by its China-based parent company.

NEW YORK — TikTok users in the United States were ... After the court ruling, White House Press Secretary Karine Jean-Pierre and Deputy Atty. Gen. Lisa Monaco had said that the Biden ...