cm0002@lemmy.world to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 14 hours agoTikTok says it's restoring service to US users based on Trump's promised executive orderapnews.comexternal-linkmessage-square76fedilinkarrow-up1211arrow-down117file-textcross-posted to: news@lemmy.worldusa@lemmy.mlusa@ponder.cat
arrow-up1194arrow-down1external-linkTikTok says it's restoring service to US users based on Trump's promised executive orderapnews.comcm0002@lemmy.world to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 14 hours agomessage-square76fedilinkfile-textcross-posted to: news@lemmy.worldusa@lemmy.mlusa@ponder.cat
minus-squaredragontamer@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up18arrow-down3·edit-213 hours agoUhhh, Trump is literally the executive. He just commands the FCC or other authorities to ignore TikTok. He can extend this ban evasion for all 4 years if he wants. Congress and Supreme Court do not control the executive powers. The President does.
minus-squareBeej Jorgensen@lemmy.sdf.orglinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2arrow-down1·9 hours agoDoes the FCC have the discretion to do that after Chevron, I wonder?
minus-squaregrue@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·1 hour agoDoesn’t matter; SCOTUS is controlled by “unitary executive theory” nutjobs now. The FCC can do whatever Trump wants it to do; no more, no less.
Uhhh, Trump is literally the executive.
He just commands the FCC or other authorities to ignore TikTok. He can extend this ban evasion for all 4 years if he wants.
Congress and Supreme Court do not control the executive powers. The President does.
Does the FCC have the discretion to do that after Chevron, I wonder?
Doesn’t matter; SCOTUS is controlled by “unitary executive theory” nutjobs now. The FCC can do whatever Trump wants it to do; no more, no less.