TikTok said it will be “forced to go dark” on Sunday, Jan. 19, unless it receives a “definitive statement” from the outgoing Biden administration that the app’s tech partners won’t be penalized under the divest-or-ban bill.

Unless the Biden administration is able to step in to block the enforcement of a federal ban, TikTok said that the app will "go dark" in the United States on Sunday. "The statements issued today by both the Biden White House and the Department of Justice have failed to provide the necessary clarity and assurance to the service providers that are integral to maintaining TikTok's availability to over 170 million Americans,

TikTok’s time in the United States is counting down. But Washington is only the latest government to impose restrictions on the video app.