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> As of January 19, the Protecting Americans from Foreign Adversary Controlled Applications Act will make it unlaw- ful for companies in the United States to provide services to distribute, maintain, or update the social media platform TikTok

https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/3/30/TikTok_v...

Please do some research next time before spreading lies.

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That is simply a topical remark within the judgement denying the injunction. It isn't relevant to what is enforceable or being enforced. The Act in question doesn't contain wording that implies that TikTok would have been required to be taken immediately offline, as the act requires enforcement by the FTC, which hasn't yet moved on the matter.

https://www.congress.gov/bill/118th-congress/house-bill/7520...

It clearly states it will be unlawful for companies (e.g oracle for cloud, google for app distro) to provide services to Tiktok

From the White House Press Secretary:

“It is a stunt, and we see no reason for TikTok or other companies to take actions in the next few days before the Trump Administration takes office on Monday. We have laid out our position clearly and straightforwardly: actions to implement this law will fall to the next administration. So TikTok and other companies should take up any concerns with them.”

Please do some research next time before accusing people of spreading lies.

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