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TikTok Confirms It Plans To ‘Go Dark’ On Sunday

The Information · Kaya Yurieff · last updated

TikTok on Friday night said it would be “forced to go dark” on Sunday, the deadline for a ban of the app to go into effect, unless it gets assurances from the Biden Administration and the Department of Justice.

TikTok’s statement confirms reporting from The Information earlier this week that the …

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