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Re:TikTok Ban Bill Is Patriot Act 2.0 Trojan Horse by AmericanChopper on Thursday March 30, 2023 @01:00AM (#35368221)
> Of course it doesn't contain the word TikTok. Legislation can't single out an individual company or person

But sanctions can, and they don’t even need legislation. If the goal was to ban TikTok, Biden could do that all by himself by sanctioning away their access to app stores, ad revenue, and probably a lot of the rest of their supply chain as well. That’s what Trump originally said he was going to do when he announced he was going to ban TikTok.

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Re:TikTok Ban Bill Is Patriot Act 2.0 Trojan Horse by dragonwriter on Thursday March 30, 2023 @03:30AM (#35369307)
Ironically, in regards to TikTok, one effect (and this may be intended) of this legislation may be to give the Administration more flexibility to unilaterally, without negotiation, impose controls short of a ban or forced divestment than are currently available in US law.
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