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Re:Biden signs TikTok 'ban' bill into law, starting clock fo... by hot_gril on Wednesday April 24, 2024 @04:56PM (#40149531)
Also wonder whether the law names TikTok in particular or just some criteria that matches it. If it's the latter, are other companies also on the clock?
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Re:Biden signs TikTok 'ban' bill into law, starting clock fo... by autoexec on Wednesday April 24, 2024 @05:18PM (#40149793)
It's not just tiktok https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Protecting_Americans_from_Fore...

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Re:Biden signs TikTok 'ban' bill into law, starting clock fo... by hot_gril on Wednesday April 24, 2024 @05:29PM (#40149926)
Hmm, but it gives the US President the ability to decide who is targeted, so one way or another it seems like TikTok is treated specially.
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Re:Biden signs TikTok 'ban' bill into law, starting clock fo... by throw-the-towel on Wednesday April 24, 2024 @08:57PM (#40151941)
According to that Wiki link, the law does actually mention TikTok by name.
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Re:Biden signs TikTok 'ban' bill into law, starting clock fo... by autoexec on Wednesday April 24, 2024 @09:21PM (#40152148)
It does, but it's not exclusive to it. You can read it here: https://www.congress.gov/bill/118th-congress/house-bill/815/...
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