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Re:TikTok says it is restoring service for U.S. users by lupire on Monday January 20, 2025 @09:28AM (#42769061)
Technically, the President + Executive can do whatever they want, including prosecute parts the Executive!), until the President is either impeached or replaced by election or incapacitation.
Re:TikTok says it is restoring service for U.S. users by rayiner on Monday January 20, 2025 @10:52AM (#42769866)
Technically yes. But what I mean is that, even in terms of the spirit of the law, the situation is a bit murky, because Congress effectively wrote a law that requires the executive to prosecute a specific company on a specific deadline.