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The Biden White House says TikTok’s threat to go dark is a ‘stunt’

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White House Press Secretary Karine Jean-Pierre called TikTok ’s threat to “go dark” tomorrow a “stunt,” and said there is no reason that any companies should take any actions under the ban before the Trump administration is sworn in Monday morning .

The statement comes one day after TikTok threatened to go offline if the Biden administration didn’t offer reassurance that companies like Apple and Google won”t be held liable for defying the ban.

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