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littlemissmartypants

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13. Yes.

Reply to C_U_L8R (Reply #3)

Sat Jan 18, 2025, 06:32 PM

Jan 2025

There's a legal provision that allows for a 90 day reprieve.

But that's it. There would have to be a new law passed or a purchaser found in that time.
So...

It's not clear if TikTok has met the high legal bar to win a 90-day reprieve from Trump -- which requires having binding agreements in place to enable ByteDance to complete a sale of TikTok by mid-April
https://www.reuters.com/technology/tiktok-faces-us-ban-deadline-users-brace-fallout-2025-01-18/

The ruling:
https://archive.ph/Lwltl

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Trump says he will 'most likely' give TikTok a 90-day extension to avoid a ban [View all] mahatmakanejeeves Jan 2025 OP

How much did that cost TikTok? sop Jan 2025 #1

Trump already did a complete 180 on this. underpants Jan 2025 #5

Egg farmers will be paying us to eat their eggs by then! Right, Magas? GreenWave Jan 2025 #2

Does he have that power? C_U_L8R Jan 2025 #3

Not that I know of (to answer your first question). NT mahatmakanejeeves Jan 2025 #4

There's a legal provision that allows for a 90 day reprieve. littlemissmartypants Jan 2025 #12

I think he would have "discretion" over enforcement of the law... reACTIONary Jan 2025 #7

One pundit said that the law contained a mechanism for that. Igel Jan 2025 #8

He never said he'd do that. mahatmakanejeeves Jan 2025 #9

It's in the Supreme Court ruling. littlemissmartypants Jan 2025 #14

Yes. There's a legal provision that allows for a 90 day reprieve. littlemissmartypants Jan 2025 #11

Yes. littlemissmartypants Jan 2025 #13

That will give Elon a chance to put together his offer. louis-t Jan 2025 #6

Exactly where this is headed.... HipChick Jan 2025 #10

Another one of Trump's cronies is planning on buying it. LeftInTX Jan 2025 #15

The dotard continues to manipulate media IzzaNuDay Jan 2025 #16