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Lawyers warn that the bill banning TikTok unless it's sold gives POTUS unchecked power to ban any app or site the President deems a "national security threat" (Maxwell Zeff/Gizmodo)
https://gizmodo.com/tiktok-bill-could-get-lot-apps-banned-1851337755
http://www.techmeme.com/240315/p15#a240315p15
@tob@hachyderm.io@Techmeme I suspect the "lawyers" may be overstating the case somewhat.
TikTok is obviously spending a lot of money lobbying against the bill. TikTok's competitors are likely spending on the other side (though I'm not sure at the same level).
That makes it hard to cover reliably as you end up pulling quotes from "experts" who are implicitly or explicitly pushing an agenda.
That's what bill says.
https://www.congress.gov/bill/118th-congress/house-bill/7521/text?s=1&r=1
See the definition of
(3) FOREIGN ADVERSARY CONTROLLED APPLICATION
@ryansingel @Techmeme There are clear limitations here.
- The report presented to Congress 30 days before.
- Judicial review of any action.
So, yes, the President makes the determination. But what is a workable alternative?