LOADING ERROR LOADINGWASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden won’t enforce a ban on the social media app TikTok that is set to take effect a day before he leaves office on Monday, a U.S. official said Thursday, leaving its fate in the hands of President-elect Donald Trump. The official said the outgoing administration was leaving the implementation of the law — and the potential enforcement of the ban — to Trump. AdvertisementThe official spoke on condition of anonymity in order to discuss internal Biden administration thinking. Senate Democratic Leader Chuck Schumer said he spoke with Biden on Thursday to advocate for extending the deadline to ban TikTok. AdvertisementSeparately on Wednesday, Pam Bondi, Trump’s pick for attorney general, dodged a question during a Senate hearing on whether she’d uphold a TikTok ban.

Source: Huffington Post January 17, 2025 20:51 UTC