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And they're already kissing Trump's ass
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No one is enforcing it, it's a play by TikTok. TikTok did it voluntarily. The server is still there, my wife logged in and saw the notice.
It's just theater.
Yup. In fact, Biden had specifically said he will not enforce the ban.
Which, incidentally...might be the same thing Trump does to "unban TikTok" once he takes office. Which is bizarre, on both sides. Like...that's literally not legal for a president to do. They can't legally just ignore an Act of Congress.
Not that the law matters in America anymore. The Supreme Court has pretty definitively seen to that.
enforcement is up to the ag, so yea. they could just 'ignore' the law.
the only thing the 'president' can do is extend the deadline by 90 days given evidence that the company is closing-in on a deal.
with scotus out of the way, ruling in favor of trump's initial desires, and that which subsequently passed through congress; it is now up to congress to undo the legislation if they so choose.
In practice, there's no real mechanism to force it (especially if Congress is unwilling to impeach & convict). But legally speaking, the Take Care clause of the constitution obligates the President (through his executive) to enforce all laws passed by Congress. Ignoring it would be unconstitutional.
When has trump ever cared about the constution?
You’re talking about the guy who wants to end birthright citizenship.
$10 says Trump influenced TikTok to go dark today to make him look better when it turns it back on tomorrow.
We all know they didn't actually have to do this.
TikTok and its service providers are liable. "No one is enforcing" is meaningless, because they can still be prosecuted retrospectively if the US Government changes its mind.
Yup. They even asked for clarification on the "no enforcement" and the Biden administration basically just said "it is what it is".
What big company is going to take a risk like that?
What are they risking, exactly? The entire company has essentially been banned from the country, so they have nothing to lose.