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by commandlinefan 524 days ago
Ok, but I think that's as unconstitutional as a ban, by the same logic. But I'm not a lawyer.
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How so? Generally speaking, foreign entities do not have the same constitutional guarantees as domestic with regard to laws concerning national security. Mind you, if this was a domestically owned platform, they would have a very strong case.
Even for domestic companies, we've used consent decrees to force them to divest businesses (Standard Oil, AT&T, etc.) after they've been held in violation of antitrust law.