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		rdiddly on Aug 1, 2020 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: TikTok’s Chinese owner offers to forego stake to c... Sorry, under what legal framework does the Executive branch of the US government "ban" an app, and what does that look lik, i.e. what actions does it take, and has it ever happened before?

ETHisso2017 on Aug 1, 2020 | [–]

IEEPA. No, it hasn't happened to an app before

theduder99 on Aug 1, 2020 | [–]

sit back, relax, and your question will be answered soon enough

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