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TikTok is offline in the U.S. after Supreme Court upholds ban (www.npr.org)
submitted 2 years ago by to c/technology@lemmy.world
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And they're already kissing Trump's ass

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[–] 42 points 2 years ago (4 children)

Tik Tok removed platform access from their US userbase voluntarily.

This was their choice.

The law is literally not even being enforced.

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  • [–] 10 points 2 years ago* (1 child)

    I hear that businesses existing in the face of unenforced laws are really stable and enduring. \s

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  • [–] 8 points 2 years ago

    Large businesses literally operate in conflict with the law until the law directly forces consequences, usually in monetary form. So, until they get caught and are forced not to do the thing. Explain to me why this is any different.

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  • [–] 8 points 2 years ago* (1 child)

    Multiple apps must have done so.

    That's what I see when I search for Marvel Snap on the playstore. Someone mentioned it was down as well earlier

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  • [–] 0 points 2 years ago*

    Bytedance's long-term hope is naturally to be able to continuing operating everywhere without violating any laws. Right? Therefore, their strategy is to stay as compliant as possible with various national laws (within reason), right? Therefore they have to take a conservative reading of the bill (PAFACA). So let's look at the text of the bill:

    https://www.congress.gov/bill/118th-congress/house-bill/7521/text

    (1) PROHIBITION OF FOREIGN ADVERSARY CONTROLLED APPLICATIONS.—It shall be unlawful for an entity to distribute, maintain, or update (or enable the distribution, maintenance, or updating of) a foreign adversary controlled application by carrying out, within the land or maritime borders of the United States, any of the following: [...]

    Now, the actual distribution of TikTok is done by a U.S. corp, incorporated in California and Delaware. That corp has to stay compliant with these laws. Therefore, to maintain or update or enable the distribution of an app as defined in this bill, is legally punishable. Make sense? Particularly because the law mentions them by name, there is basically zero legal defense against it besides contesting its constitutionality. Which the horrifically corrupt Supreme Court upheld.

    So, probably the only way they felt comfortable resuming operations in the U.S. was with some kind of written agreement with the Trump admin - as of yet undisclosed.

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