Re:TikTok says it is restoring service for U.S. users
by JumpCrisscross on Sunday January 19, 2025 @09:18PM
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> We do not have a mechanism for dealing with a president or administration that is willing to just lie
Of course we do. We’ll just fine Apple, Google and Oracle tens of billions of dollars if they don’t cut ties with Bytedance. The law can be patient.
I advocated for this bill. My personal guess is the tech companies bend at the knee and then pay for a new train system in New York or whatever.
But so what? His administration, and he himself, lied about a bunch of stuff during his previous term, and what happened? Nothing. Never tried, never convicted (he was impeached, but so what?)
We do not have a mechanism for dealing with a president or administration that is willing to just lie. Even if the SCOTUS were to determine that the administration did in fact lie about certifying those things, so what? Nothing will happen.