Even though it appears that the U.S. government will not shut TikTok down in my country on Sunday, I wondered if TikTok would shut itself down, just to grab attention or make a point.
According to the BBC, TikTok is threatening to do just that.
“(TikTok) said ‘both the Biden White House and the Department of Justice have failed to provide the necessary clarity and assurance to the service providers that are integral to maintaining TikTok’s availability’.
“It said unless the government immediately stepped in to assure the video app it would not be punished for violating the looming ban, it would be ‘forced to go dark on January 19’.”
But if President Biden (who remains President until Monday) provided such an explicit assurance, he may be in violation of both the bipartisan Protecting Americans from Foreign Adversary Controlled Applications Act and the Supreme Court ruling (PDF).
To be continued.
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