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Trump extends deadline to keep TikTok running in US (www.bbc.com)
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The president has granted the app a second 75-day extension to comply with a law that requires it to either sell its US assets or face a ban.

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[โ€“] MagicRooftop@metawire.eu 1 points 2 days ago (1 children)

Has he ever cared?

[โ€“] MrTrono@lemmy.world 2 points 2 days ago

No, but the law has a 5 year limitation and imposes a fine on companies hosting the app 5000 per user/download. So this would give the next president (assuming there are more elections) the ability to levy massive fines on Google, Apple, and Oracle.