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<!– | | | Trump, China hawks at odds over TikTok ban | President Trump’s plan to save TikTok is putting him at a crossroads with some Republicans as questions mount over the legality of delaying a ban on the app. | Trump signed an executive order Monday giving TikTok an additional 75 days before a law banning the popular video-sharing platform takes effect. Trump instructed his attorney general not to enforce the law so his administration can “determine the appropriate course forward in an orderly way that protects national security while avoiding an abrupt shutdown of a communications platform used by millions of Americans.” Former President Biden said he wouldn’t enforce the ban during the final days in the White House, but the app still shut down for more than 12 hours beginning Saturday night — then came back online Sunday following Trump’s announcement that he planned to delay the ban. Some China hawks in Congress are already breaking from the newly inaugurated president on the issue, standing firm that the app should not be available in the U.S. without an official divestiture deal on the table. “We commend Amazon, Apple, Google, and Microsoft for following the law and halting operations with ByteDance and TikTok, and we encourage other companies to do the same,” Sens. Tom Cotton (R-Ark.) and Pete Ricketts (R-Neb.) wrote in a statement Sunday. “The law, after all, risks ruinous bankruptcy for any company who violates it,” they added. Trump’s shifted plans on TikTok has created one of the earliest disagreements between the president and members of his party on a highly polarizing issue. In his first term, the president sometimes clashed with Republican defectors, whether it be in public or online spaces. Sen. Kevin Cramer (R-N.D.) also questioned the legality of a potential executive order delaying the ban Monday. “I’m not sure what the legal authority is for a president to issue an executive order down to a law that was just passed and upheld by the Supreme Court of United States,” Cramer told CNN’s Manu Raju, according to a post on the social platform X. Read more in a full report at TheHill.com | Welcome to The Hill’s Technology newsletter, we're Julia Shapero and Miranda Nazzaro — tracking the latest moves from Capitol Hill to Silicon Valley. | Did someone forward you this newsletter? Subscribe here. | | | How policy will be impacting the tech sector now and in the future: | | | SEC launches ‘crypto task force’ | | | The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) is launching “a crypto task force.” In a Tuesday press release, the SEC described the task force as “dedicated to developing a comprehensive and clear regulatory framework for crypto assets.” The agency also said that the SEC, alongside the task force, will work “to set the SEC on a sensible regulatory path that respects the bounds of the law.” SEC Commissioner Hester Peirce will … | | | | Crenshaw pushes Apple to use ‘Gulf of America’ on maps | | | Rep. Dan Crenshaw (R-Texas) urged Apple to officially change the name of the Gulf of Mexico on its mapping platform following President Trump’s Monday executive order declaring the land mass the Gulf of America. “Hey @tim_cook, just noticed Apple Maps still calls it the Gulf of Mexico. Sent a report through the app, but thought you’d want to know,” Crenshaw wrote in a Tuesday post on X tagging the company’s CEO. … | | | | Jon Stewart on tech moguls at Trump inauguration: ‘Are we just open-source Illuminati now?’ | | | Comedian Jon Stewart on Monday criticized the appearance of tech moguls at President Trump’s inauguration. “Yes, taking the place of seats normally reserved for Democratic or Republican governors, sat Zuck, Bezos, Tim Cook, Elon, Tic Tac guy, Google guy, the six guys who control maybe 20 percent of the world's wealth and 100 percent of your nudes,” Stewart said of the inauguration on “The Daily Show.” “Shouldn't … | | | | Musk on salute blowback: ‘Frankly, they need better dirty tricks’ | | | Elon Musk responded to criticism of his gesture during a speech Monday after the inauguration, saying those comparing it to a Nazi salute were deploying “dirty tricks.” “Frankly, they need better dirty tricks,” Musk wrote on the social platform X, responding to a post describing the “salute hoax” as “just another part of the ‘dirty tricks campaign.’” “The ‘everyone is Hitler’ attack is sooo tired,” Musk added, with … | | | | News we've flagged from the intersection of tech and other topics: | | | Trump repeals Biden AI executive order | President Trump repealed an executive order issued by former President Biden that sought to curb the potential risks associated with artificial intelligence (AI), TechCrunch reported. | | | Lina Khan to step down in coming weeks | Lina Khan, who led the Biden administration's aggressive antitrust push as Federal Trade Commission (FTC) chair, plans to step down from the agency in the coming weeks, Reuters reported. | | | Upcoming news themes and events we're watching: | - The House Committee on Homeland Security will hold a hearing titled “Unconstrained Actors: Assessing Global Cyber Threats,” on Wednesday at 10:30 a.m. EST.
| | | Branch out with other reads on The Hill: | | | Vivek Ramaswamy set to depart DOGE | Biotech entrepreneur Vivek Ramaswamy confirmed on Monday he will not serve on President Trump’s “Department of Government Efficiency” (DOGE) commission, leaving Tesla CEO Elon Musk to singularly lead the advisory group. “It was my honor to help support the creation of DOGE,” Ramaswamy wrote Monday on the social platform X. “I'm confident that Elon & team will succeed … | | | Two key stories on The Hill right now: | | | Russia warns Trump against seizing Panama Canal | Russia warned President Trump on Tuesday against seizing the Panama Canal, after he reiterated his intent to take control of the strategic waterway … Read more | | Live updates: Trump meeting with GOP leaders at White House | President Trump is expected to attend an inaugural prayer service at Washington National Cathedral, meet with Republican leaders, and continue to work … Read more | | | Opinions related to tech submitted to The Hill: | - TikTok can still save itself — here’s how
- Trump’s Gen AI deregulation gamble
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