Unless it receives clarity and assurances from the Biden administration, TikTok says it will shut down before the ban takes effect.

The Media Copilot’ founder Pete Pachal discusses the looming TikTok ban in the United States and the potential effects on ‘Fox News Live.’

ByteDance, TikTok’s parent company, is required to sell the app to a U.S.-based buyer or face a nationwide ban.

The app’s availability in the U.S. has been thrown into jeopardy over data privacy and national security concerns.

The Supreme Court ruled on Friday, Jan. 17, to uphold a law that would ban the app for the 170 million people who use the app in the U.S. The ruling lines up with decisions other courts have made and sets up the ban to go into effect on Sunday, Jan. 19.

Shanghai-based Xiaohongshu, or RedNote as it is known in English, is a Chinese social media platform growing in popularity as an alternative to TikTok, but with the same security risks.

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.

Shutting down the popular app is audacious. It’s also a sign that officials really believe the alternative is unacceptable.

Soon in Washington, D.C., a monumental event may transform American society in ways that are difficult to fathom: TikTok could be banned, banishing millions of (mostly) young peop

For now, TikTok’s ability to operate stateside hangs in the balance after the Supreme Court upheld the law demanding that TikTok divest from its Chinese owner or face a ban. On its face, what the Supreme Court upholds is misleading.

The platform has until Sunday to cut ties with its China-based parent, ByteDance, or shut down its U.S. operation to resolve concerns it posed a threat to national security.