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US non-enforcement of TikTok ban still leaves legal risk

By Madeline Hughes, Maria Dinzeo ( January 22, 2025, 00:31 GMT | Comment) -- President Trump paused enforcement of a bipartisan law banning TikTok, citing a need for further review. But uncertainty looms for distributors facing $5,000 daily fines per user as lawmakers question the legality of Trump’s extension without a divestiture deal. Amid conflicting messaging around enforcement, tech firms that work with TikTok face enormous risk, including "ruinous bankruptcy." While President Donald Trump instructed the US Department of Justice to not enforce a law barring the distribution of TikTok from operating in the US, uncertainty remains for distributors under the law....

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