Comment on Trump extends the TikTok ban deadline for a third time; there is no legal basis for the extensions and it is unclear how many times the deadline can be extended

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UnderpantsWeevil@lemmy.world ⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

How is he being blackmailed by TWO superpowers?

It’s hardly blackmail. He’s benefited immensely from the right wing turn on TikTok. They’ve got a Sword of Damacles over their heads that can drop any time the site turns against him.

He’s extorting them.

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