TikTok said it will be forced to go dark on January 19, the day the ban is set to take effect, without more assurances it won't be enforced.

Will TikTok find a U.S. buyer to remain legal? After Trump vowed to make a deal to save the app, MrBeast has emerged as part of a joint bid.

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 before President-elect Trump is sworn in.

Potential TikTok buyers are lining up as President Trump and the Chinese government show heightened interest in striking a deal to sell the popular video-sharing platform in the face of a U.S.

The president said he’s also open to another tech giant to acquire TikTok: Larry Ellison, co-founder of Oracle. Ellison was present at the White House for a $500 billion AI infrastructure partnership between the Trump administration and OpenAI, Softbank and Oracle. Oracle, a software company, houses most of TikTok's servers

Social media platform TikTok said it will be "forced to go dark" on Sunday unless the White House gives a "definitive" statement about its future, the company said in an announcement Friday night.

"TikTok should remain available to Americans, but simply under American ownership or other ownership that addresses the national security concerns identified by Congress in developing this law," the White House said in a statement.

In his first interview after resuming office, US President Donald Trump criticised California's wildfire management, FEMA's disaster response, and Democrats' policies. He emphasised the need for states to handle their own problems and questioned TikTok's security concerns,

Donald Trump was sworn in yesterday as the 47th President of the United States. From this moment on, America's decline is over. For more from Inauguration Day, I caught up with USA TODAY chief political correspondent Phillip M. Bailey. Phillip, thank you so much for hopping on during this big, big week in Washington. Phillip M. Bailey:

White House Press Secretary Karine Jean-Pierre called TikTok’s threat to “go dark” on Sunday, January 19th, a “stunt” and said there is no reason for TikTok to shut itself down before President-elect Donald Trump is sworn in on the 20th.