Re:TikTok says it is restoring service for U.S. users
by bigstrat2003 on Sunday January 19, 2025 @02:20PM
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Biden signed the law. Trump didn't, even if you argue that he would have. I don't see how you can honestly argue that Trump bears more responsibility than Biden.
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Re:TikTok says it is restoring service for U.S. users
by bramhaag on Sunday January 19, 2025 @02:37PM
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Please don't put words in my mouth, I did not comment on who bears the most responsibility for the ban. It is undeniable that Trump laid the groundwork for it though:
July 7, 2020 - Secretary of State Mike Pompeo considers banning TikTok: https://www.bbc.com/news/technology-53319955
July 31, 2020 - Donald Trump wants to ban TikTok and will not allow ByteDance to sell the platform to an American tech company: https://edition.cnn.com/2020/07/31/tech/tiktok-trump-bytedan...
August 3, 2020 - Donald Trump backpedals and allows ByteDance to sell the platform to an American tech company: https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2020/aug/03/tiktok-ro...
August 6, 2020 - Donald Trump declares a national emergency based on the information TikTok collects: https://trumpwhitehouse.archives.gov/presidential-actions/ex...