The White House has been exploring potential solutions to ensure that TikTok remains available to its 170 million American users in light of an impending ban set to take effect on Sunday. However, White House officials have indicated that President Joe Biden may not have the authority to delay enforcement of a law he signed in April, mandating the sale of TikTok's Chinese parent company, ByteDance, to American ownership by January 19. Failure to comply would result in TikTok being removed from US app stores.
The ban is slated to be enforced on the final day of Biden's term, unless the Supreme Court intervenes at the eleventh hour. A White House representative mentioned that due to the ban's timing coinciding with the transition to the next administration, the decision on implementation would fall to President-elect Donald Trump's team.
