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And this is actually the due process way of banning TikTok and this is within presidential authority - even if you don't like it. If you have an issue with this

• nxc18 6y ago
  Thanks for that video. Still, I don’t know if wild threats out of the blue after a 2 year CFIUS investigation counts as due process. Just because power is delegated to the executive doesn’t mean the executive can wield that power with impunity, see recent Supreme Court decisions. The legal eagle video does raise additional concerns that aren’t being covered here, like first amendment issues. The timing makes it seem like concerns about TikTok are more about anti-Trump content than actual national security concern. The Legal Eagle video is also very clear that the IEEPA explicitly restricts power over telecommunications platforms, which clearly seems to apply to TikTok. (17 minutes in) Watching that video makes me think TikTok has an even stronger case than is being widely reported.
  • kovek 6y ago
    > The timing makes it seem like concerns about TikTok are more about anti-Trump content than actual national security concern. Before talks of a ban there were discussions about the TikTok app possibly uploading users’ random smartphone gallery content (photos, videos).. That’s technically possible. I don’t know how the government would enforce the app not to have this sort of behaviour.