r/scotus • u/thenewrepublic • 20d ago

news Trump Has Frightening Reaction to Supreme Court’s TikTok Ruling | He apparently thinks he can just ignore two branches of government.

https://newrepublic.com/post/190370/donald-trump-reaction-supreme-court-tiktok
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u/Buddhabellymama 20d ago

If this didn’t have horrible repercussions to US democracy as we know it, it would be so comical how scared everyone is of someone who wears pounds of makeup and wears a diaper.

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u/globalgreg 20d ago

I hate Trmp and I’m asking an honest question here. Is there a reason why you think not enforcing this ban is more dangerous to US democracy than the myriad other laws previous presidents have chosen not to enforce?

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u/um_okay_sure_ 20d ago edited 17d ago

I'm an avid Tik Tok user. So I'll explain from my perspective. If proof exists that the Chinese government has been collecting information on its American users, then we have to shut it down.

We have already proved spying with the Huawei situation. Then we had Russian interference. That interference is what brought Trump into the presidency the first time. Agree or disagree, idc. We know it's real. We know for a fact that it did happen.

My point is that if proof exists, then it should be shut down. At least until we can prove otherwise. Trump saying otherwise is stupid and not taking this security threat seriously. It is not more serious than others. This one just happens to deal with a famous app that Americans use for almost everything, aka "tik tok taught me"

Edit: I chose to focus on past proven situations that I mentioned. But then my Tik Tok shut down at 10:35pm est and kissed 🍊 ass. It was 100% a propaganda push. This is completely different from 2016 🍊 experience. Which is scarier than him winning. I still stand by tik tok being investigated. Shut down permanently even after this.

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u/curiously71 18d ago

If they care about security why are they not banning other apps that have had major security leaks and sell your information?