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Re:Biden signs TikTok 'ban' bill into law, starting clock fo... by rchaud on Thursday April 25, 2024 @01:40PM (#40160666)
You make it sound like that is a clever gotcha that a judge will rubber-stamp.

When has the US forced a private corporation to sell up via Congressional decree in peacetime?

Seems to me that Congress is betting that Bytedance will capitulate instead of taking the case to the Supreme Court.

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Re:Biden signs TikTok 'ban' bill into law, starting clock fo... by gigatexal on Friday April 26, 2024 @02:55AM (#40166593)
It’s Trump’s right wing court. They don’t care for China. They are hawks and I think they’ll side with the govt on this.
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Re:Biden signs TikTok 'ban' bill into law, starting clock fo... by rchaud on Friday April 26, 2024 @09:43AM (#40169307)
It could happen, but not overnight. SC cases take years to resolve. Even if this one was fast-tracked, it will create a media and PR circus that whatever administration is in power will not want.
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