Trump saved TikTok – and wrecked the rule of law

Trump saved TikTok – and wrecked the rule of law
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By Max BootLast year, Congress overwhelmingly passed, and President Joe Biden signed, legislation that would require TikTok’s Chinese owner, ByteDance, to either sell or shut down the popular social media site in the United States. Congress took this extraordinary step because of widespread concern that China’s communist regime could use the app to gather data on – and spread propaganda to – 170 million American users.This year, the Supreme Court unanimously upheld the ban, which TikTok had challenged on First Amend...

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