Senator Ed Markey’s bill to delay the TikTok ban highlights the platform's $24.2 billion U.S. economic impact and the threat to millions of creators' livelihoods amid national security concerns.

Markey introduced his "Extend the TikTok Deadline Act" bill on Wednesday, which would extend the deadline by 270 days. His legislative attempt to extend the deadline was thwarted by two Republicans, one of which being Sen. Tom Cotton of Arkansas, calling TikTok a Chinese communist spy app.

The TikTok ban could be delayed under the proposal of Senator Ed Markey, who introduced a bill that would extend that January 19th deadline by almost nine months.

Mass. Senator Ed Markey has introduced a bill which aims to extend the nationwide TikTok ban’s deadline by 270 days.

"In the brief, Senators Markey and Paul and Representative Khanna argued that the TikTok ban lacks evidence and directly conflicts with the First Amendment, undermining the rights of over 170 million Americans who use the platform," the press release said.

NBC News reports that TikTok has boosted advertisements for Lemon8, an application also owned by ByteDance, in recent days. Rival social-media apps and websites such as Instagram, YouTube, and Snapchat are expected to increase their user base in the wake of a possible ban.

(WJAR) — U.S. Sen. Ed Markey of Massachusetts is calling for the extension of the TikTok ban. He held a press conference on Thursday at 2:15 p.m. to urge the Biden Administration to extend the deadline. At the event, Markey said he will be sending a letter to President Joe Biden, asking him to use his power to extend the deadline for 90 days.

With a ban on TikTok set to go into effect on Sunday, Jan. 19, one Massachusetts senator is co-sponsoring a bill to extend the ban's deadline.

Massachusetts Sen. Ed Markey is calling on President Joe Biden to delay a ban on TikTok that could go into effect in the coming days. The Supreme Court could rule as early as Friday whether or not the original ban is constitutional or if it should be delayed and debated further.

President-elect Trump considers reprieve for video-sharing app as law prohibiting its distribution takes effect Sunday.

Massachusetts Sen. Ed Markey is one among millions lobbying to push the potential ban on TikTok. During his speech on the Senate floor on January 13, he called on lawmakers to postpone the ban deadline by 270 days. During his speech, he expressed his ...

A group of lawmakers is mounting a last-ditch effort to delay a TikTok ban from going into effect on Sunday and give the company more time to find an American buyer and evaluate the risks the app poses to national security.