New haven america wrote:Picairn wrote:Wonder how this ban will overlap with the First Amendment, although I can't say I'll miss Tiktok.
If a piece of media is deemed to pose a legitimate threat to national security, it can be banned. Probably the most famous example of this is when Lincoln banned any media company (Newspapers, journals, etc...) from publishing any piece that showed the Confederacy in a positive light or else risk heavy fines or forced dissolution.
Yeah, this has been a major debate topic in the government for a while now, and the general consessous is... They're not really sure how constitutional this is either.
I'm fairly certain this falls squarely under the Constitutional authority granted to Congress via the Commerce Clause.
And, knowing Congress, I'd put money on them having passed some dumb law forty years ago granting such authority to the executive. I guess we'll see later today when Trump actually makes his announcement.