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A comment on Supreme Court rules to uphold TikTok ban, setting stage for shutdown. Parent comment

Re:Supreme Court rules to uphold TikTok ban, setting stage f... by JumpCrisscross on Friday January 17, 2025 @02:17PM (#42742155)
HSR is incredibly routine and politically insulated. It’s closer to a filing than actual review.
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Re:Supreme Court rules to uphold TikTok ban, setting stage f... by slt2021 on Friday January 17, 2025 @03:04PM (#42742662)
except when the government decides to intervene and reject the transaction. See, this seems like routine, but ultimately it gives the government an option to cancel transaction they dont like and they can always cite some bogus reason like "national security" and use racist pretext like ethnicity of the CEO or whatever
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Re:Supreme Court rules to uphold TikTok ban, setting stage f... by JumpCrisscross on Saturday January 18, 2025 @01:22PM (#42750226)
> it gives the government an option to cancel transaction they dont like

Delay. It’s not a deferential review.

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