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The actual bad precedent set here is that the US executive branch has the authority to censor the media.
by hot_gril 2y ago
The actual bad precedent set here is that the US executive branch has the authority to censor the media.
- tomtomtom777 2y agoThat is incorrect in this case. The "censoring" was done by the legislative branch, congress. The "uncensoring" is done by the executive branch.
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- hot_gril 2y agoIt'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/text https://www.congress.gov/bill/118th-congress/house-bill/7521...
- hot_gril 2y agoTo clarify, the law bans TikTok and also lets the president ban other apps in the future.
- myko 2y ago> The "uncensoring" is done by the executive branch. Interestingly, the executive branch is still under Joe Biden at the moment. TikTok content has changed in tone and tenor since President-Elect trump's policy reversal. Looks like he'll have ByteDance working for him like he did Russian fake news during his last regime.
- LeafItAlone 2y agoThat’s actually the exact opposite of what has happened.