TikTok says its service will shut down on Sunday, with no guarantee from Biden administration that there will be no penalties apple, Google and other service providers if they support the application.

TikTok said: “Unless the Biden administration immediately provides a clear statement that satisfies the most critical service providers and ensures no enforcement, TikTok will be forced to shut down on January 19.” in a statement on Friday.

The statement noted that TikTok’s U.S. user base, which the company claims exceeds 170 million, will not be able to use the service when they open the app or website on Sunday.

In response, the White House on Saturday called TikTok’s threat to shut down in the United States a “stunt” and said it saw no reason for TikTok or other companies to take any action in the coming days before the Trump administration takes office on Monday. January 20th.

“We have seen TikTok’s latest statement. It is a stunt,” White House press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre said in a statement. “We have made our position clear and direct: Enforcing this law TikTok and other companies should raise any concerns with them.”

TikTok issued a statement after the incident The Supreme Court ruled unanimously on Friday Upholding a law requiring the service provider to no longer support its app within the United States if parent company ByteDance fails to conduct a “qualified divestiture” of the app by Sunday. As a result, Apple, Google and Oracle If they fail to comply with the law, they may face severe penalties.

TikTok said in a statement: “Today’s announcement from the Biden White House and Department of Justice fails to provide necessary clarity and assurance to service providers that are critical to maintaining TikTok’s availability to more than 170 million Americans. “

However, Biden’s term will end on Monday, when President-elect Donald Trump begins his second term in the White House. Trump, who previously supported banning TikTok, later took an unusual stance on the matter. december, trump ask Supreme Court Suspension of the law and give his government “the opportunity to seek a political solution to the contentious issues in this case.”

Trump wrote in a post on his social media app Truth Social on Friday, “I will make a decision regarding TikTok in the near future, but I must have time to review the situation. Stay tuned!”

Earlier Friday, the Biden administration Statement has been issued Said that TikTok “should continue to be open to Americans, but only owned by the United States.”

“Given the timing, this administration recognizes that action to implement this law must be the responsibility of the next administration that takes office on Monday,” the statement said.

Attorney General Merrick Garland and his deputy Lisa Monaco said in a statement release The decision “enables the Department of Justice to prevent the Chinese government from weaponizing TikTok to undermine U.S. national security.”

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