ByteDance asks federal apeals court to vacate US order forcing it to sell TikTok

Re:ByteDance asks federal apeals court to vacate US order fo... by shawnz on Wednesday November 11, 2020 @12:04PM (#25060178)

I don't think it's possible for such a drastic action to be taken just based on a political rationalization or a security rationalization alone. It could only be a combination of factors which allows an action like this.

The security rationalization had existed for a long time already, but only when the political rationalization came into the picture as well was it possible to actually make a move. Does that mean the move was wrong or unjustified?

> I'm also not sure that the President's power ought to extend to hypothetical, remote concerns like this -- we'll have to see what the courts say.

I'm not sure it does. Like you say this is currently being challenged in the courts and TikTok is online right now in the US. The legal process is working, although it was initiated in a messy way in this case.

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Re:ByteDance asks federal apeals court to vacate US order fo... by asdfasgasdgasdg on Wednesday November 11, 2020 @12:12PM (#25060264)

> The security rationalization had existed for a long time already, but only when the political rationalization came into the picture as well was it possible to actually make a move. Does that mean the move was wrong or unjustified?

It depends on the strength of the various components in the making of the decision, I guess. Again, if the main reason was political or economic, and the presence of the security reason is a fig leaf, then that's not so good.

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