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>The United States could ban app stores from offering TikTok for download or purchase. Huh? How can they do this? Just informal pressure on Apple/Google? The g
by yanderekko 4y ago
>The United States could ban app stores from offering TikTok for download or purchase.
Huh? How can they do this? Just informal pressure on Apple/Google? The government can't just unilaterally direct these companies to ban any disfavored apps, I assume.. or at least I hope.
- falcolas 4y agoThe federal government has control over interstate commerce and international commerce. TikTok would be easy to classify as pertaining to these.
- yanderekko 4y agoWhy is it easier to use the commerce clause as a catch-all to ban app store distribution but not to just ban TikTok? Are there not similar rights concerns in play?
- falcolas 4y agoThe federal government would have to make an economic case for blocking or managing TikTok. I imagine they could make a national security argument, but that would be a lot harder. But I'm not a lawyer or politician, so that's just speculation on my part.