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That is incorrect in this case. The "censoring" was done by the legislative branch, congress. The "uncensoring" is done by the executive branch.
by tomtomtom777 2y ago
That 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.