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by hot_gril 512 days ago
It's both. It gives the President the authority to designate an app as controlled by a foreign adversary, forcing it to be banned or sold. It also names TikTok in particular. I didn't know about the second part until I read the original text* just now, since every summary missed that, but I'm not happy about that part either.

* https://www.congress.gov/bill/118th-congress/house-bill/7521...

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To clarify, the law bans TikTok and also lets the president ban other apps in the future.