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		Plasmoid on Jan 17, 2025 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Supreme Court upholds TikTok ban, but Trump might ... Can someone ELI5 how/why this is legal?

johnnyanmac on Jan 17, 2025 [–]

One of the few federal powers in the constitution includes "control over foreign commerce". Somehow a Chinese website is now "foreign commerce". China bad.

I think that covers it.

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