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LeftInTX

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2. Trump says he's writing an EO to suspend the ban for 60-90 days.

Reply to paleotn (Reply #1)

Fri Jan 17, 2025, 03:57 PM

Jan 17

Trump, who has committed to "save TikTok," is considering an executive order that would suspend the ban from going into effect for 60 to 90 days, the Washington Post and CNN reported.

Trump was able to use TikTok effectively during the 2024 presidential campaign in his appeal to young voters. The video app has about 170 million American users.

https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/2025/01/17/tiktok-ban-biden-wont-enforce-decision-trump/77773281007/

I assume, this will allow Musk to buy it.

Congress should not have made the effective date Jan 19th, but instead a few weeks earlier. One day is too rushed to enforce anything.

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Biden won't enforce TikTok ban, official says, leaving fate of app to Trump [View all] speak easy Jan 17 OP

Tik Tok, for whatever reason is popular. paleotn Jan 17 #1

Trump says he's writing an EO to suspend the ban for 60-90 days. LeftInTX Jan 17 #2

"this will allow Musk to buy it." ding, ding, ding speak easy Jan 17 #4

And destroy it like twitter. paleotn Jan 17 #6

RW video? Move on up. Elon says hi. speak easy Jan 17 #7

Musk does not have the money, and after how he screwed his investors on the twitter sale, they won't back him PortTack Jan 18 #9

share swap and cash speak easy Jan 18 #10

Musk Old Okie Jan 19 #17

It's worth more than Musk has womanofthehills Jan 19 #18

One day or 4 weeks. if I were on the way out, I wouldn't touch it. Slooooooooooooow walk at best. paleotn Jan 17 #5

LOL h2ebits Jan 19 #15

Owners repeatedly said they are not selling womanofthehills Jan 18 #11

This message was self-deleted by its author speak easy Jan 17 #3

Why can't TikTok "emancipate" itself from ByteDance? meow2u3 Jan 17 #8

I'm more concerned about Musk having my data than I am about China having it. Autumn Jan 18 #12

well, if he doesn't enforce it why doesn't he pardon (or whatever) waltine and carlos and release to the public orleans Jan 18 #13

2 plus 2 equals 5 speak easy Jan 18 #14

Apparently Trump is President already. ForgoTheConsequence Jan 19 #16

I'm glad Biden was hands off IzzaNuDay Jan 20 #19

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