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... like banning ByteDance apps? Both parties are guilty here.

And that, which I also disagree with, is different, still. With TikTok, US citizens were not banned from using the app, or downloading it from overseas.

ByteDance apps are not banned.

ByteDance had an opportunity to sell TikTok to any company that isn’t based out of an enemy country that is known to have taken actions against the U.S. and its citizens.

Enemy? A bit overly strong and dramatic, no? I mean if they're an enemy why are we allowing any business with them? They might be an adversary.

PAFACA, enacted April 2024, bans all apps operated by ByteDance.

Anyway, I'm sure if DeepSeek was sold to a US company that'd be fine, too!

I see how PAFACA bans the distribution of the apps, I don't see where it bans the use of the apps. Citation?

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