On his first day in office, President Donald Trump issued an executive order directing the Justice Department not to impose penalties for 75 days on app stores and other service providers for working with China's TikTok.
The Verge report In a move aimed at circumventing the recently enacted Protecting Americans from Regulatory Applications of Foreign Enemies Act, President Donald Trump signed an executive order on his first day in office that effectively delayed enforcement of the TikTok ban. That's what it means. The order directs the Justice Department to refrain from enforcing the law or imposing penalties on companies for violating the law for 75 days.
The Protecting Americans from Regulatory Applications of Foreign Enemies Act, which went into effect on January 19, requires TikTok's Chinese parent company ByteDance to spin off the popular video-sharing app or leave the U.S. will face a ban. The law was passed with bipartisan support, signed by former President Joe Biden, and upheld by the Supreme Court.
President Trump's executive order is intended to provide the administration with an opportunity to determine the appropriate course of action regarding TikTok in an orderly manner. The order directs the Attorney General to issue a letter to the service provider stating that there has been no violation of the law and that the service provider is not liable for actions taken during the specified 75-day period or any period prior to issuance of the order. Instructing. order.
Despite the president's assurances, legal experts have expressed concerns about the executive order's effectiveness in protecting businesses from potential penalties. Under the law, companies could be fined up to $850 billion for violating the TikTok ban, and the government would have up to five years after the violation to respond to potential violations. can. The executive order itself says it does not create any enforceable rights or benefits against the United States, further complicating the legal situation for companies that choose to partner with TikTok.
In addition to the executive order, President Trump declared on Sunday that the U.S. government could own 50% of TikTok through an unspecified “joint venture” with a private company. Details of this proposed arrangement remain unclear.
The executive order created uncertainty for companies like Apple and Google, which removed TikTok from their app stores after the Jan. 19 deadline. TikTok briefly went offline on Sunday but quickly came back online, but has not yet returned to the app store.
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Lucas Nolan is a reporter for Breitbart News, covering free speech and online censorship issues.
