Re:Lawmakers shift gears on TikTok ban
by rchaud on Monday October 09, 2023 @04:14PM
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> If there's a real national security risk it would make sense.
Precisely. But as it stands, they even haven't made a case against Tiktok, let alone private investments by Chinese companies.
There's nothing stopping the DOJ from laying charges against Tiktok US (the corporation) if there's evidence of contravening US law. But there is plenty of political hay to be made by suspecting that there might be. What laws, you ask? That too hasn't been clear, which helps explain why these bills fail again and again.
Precisely. But as it stands, they even haven't made a case against Tiktok, let alone private investments by Chinese companies.
There's nothing stopping the DOJ from laying charges against Tiktok US (the corporation) if there's evidence of contravening US law. But there is plenty of political hay to be made by suspecting that there might be. What laws, you ask? That too hasn't been clear, which helps explain why these bills fail again and again.