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by ivewonyoung 513 days ago
> For example, if app stores keep hosting TikTok and get sued, they can't point to this EO as legal protection

Sued by who? Private parties can't sue other private parties over lack of enforcement, for example you cannot sue your neighbor for violating the federal ban on using pot.

Only the govt can prosecute or sue over certain laws. And judges would be certainly sympathetic because of this EO.
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bdangubic 513 days ago
by the government… in 2026/28…
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ivewonyoung 513 days ago
As I stated in my other comment, Biden refused to enforce the ban[1], so I really doubt democrats would enforce it 4 years later. It's not exactly a partisan issue, democrats don't hate Tiktok much more than republicans or something.

The real answer is that both sides don't want to take the blame from Tiktok users that rely on it for income, news or entertainment.

That's why the best outcome for them would be the sale of Tiktok to an American, and that's what the law was about. The issue was that Supreme Court ruled at the last minute if it was enforceable.

https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/2025/01/17/tikt...

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llamaimperative 513 days ago
Biden refused to enforce the ban for his last day in office. I don’t think that says anything about anyone’s general appetite to follow through.

Obviously the political calculations you mention are real, but also POTUS is legally obligated to faithfully enforce the laws. Many laws they can wriggle out of enforcing under prioritization, but given that this is just a matter of fining companies for unambiguously doing an illegal thing, I suspect that’s going to be a harder argument to make in court (and an especially hard one for Apple/Google et al to bet on them making successfully).

SCOTUS didn’t rule “at the last minute” it was enforceable. Last minute of what clock?

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