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    Before “and the divestiture requirement took effect as written.”

    After “TikTok briefly suspended U.S. service around the statutory deadline before President Trump signed an executive order on January 20, 2025 directing 75 days of non-enforcement, a delay extended by further executive orders through 2025. Rather than a divestiture taking effect as the statute specified, the matter was ultimately resolved through a U.S. joint venture structured as a "qualified divestiture" under a later executive order, with ByteDance retaining a minority stake.”

    Why: This claim is inaccurate/unsupported. After the Supreme Court's January 17, 2025 decision upholding the law, the divestiture deadline was not enforced as written: President Trump signed executive orders delaying enforcement of the ban multiple times, and TikTok continued operating in the U.S. without ByteDance completing a divestiture, with negotiations over a restructuring/deal ongoing well into 2025. The law's divest-or-ban mechanism was effectively not enforced on schedule.

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    Before “On January 17, 2025, the Supreme Court issued a per curiam opinion in *TikTok Inc. v. Garland* holding that the Act's application to TikTok did not violate the First Amendment, and the divestiture requirement took effect as written.”

    After “TikTok briefly suspended U.S. service around the statutory deadline before President Trump signed an executive order on January 20, 2025 directing 75 days of non-enforcement, a delay extended by further executive orders through 2025. Rather than a divestiture taking effect as the statute specified, the matter was ultimately resolved through a U.S. joint venture structured as a "qualified divestiture" under a later executive order, with ByteDance retaining a minority stake.”

    Why: This entry's closing line claims the statutory divestiture requirement 'took effect as written' following the Court's decision. This is contradicted by TikTok voluntary shutdown in US (TikTok briefly went dark, then Trump signed Executive Order 14166 directing 75 days of non-enforcement, extended by further executive orders through 2025), TikTok USDS joint venture established (the actual resolution was a U.S. joint venture structured as a qualified divestiture under Executive Order 14352, signed September 25, 2025), and TikTok (ByteDance retains a 19.9 percent stake rather than fully divesting).

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    Before “and the divestiture requirement took effect as written.”

    After “TikTok briefly suspended U.S. service around the statutory deadline before President Trump signed an executive order on January 20, 2025 directing 75 days of non-enforcement, a delay extended by further executive orders through 2025. Rather than a divestiture taking effect as the statute specified, the matter was ultimately resolved through a U.S. joint venture structured as a "qualified divestiture" under a later executive order, with ByteDance retaining a minority stake.”

    Why: This claim is inaccurate/unsupported. After the Supreme Court's January 17, 2025 decision upholding the law, the divestiture deadline was not enforced as written: President Trump signed executive orders delaying enforcement of the ban multiple times, and TikTok continued operating in the U.S. without ByteDance completing a divestiture, with negotiations over a restructuring/deal ongoing well into 2025. The law's divest-or-ban mechanism was effectively not enforced on schedule.

    Timeline consistency

    Before “On January 17, 2025, the Supreme Court issued a per curiam opinion in *TikTok Inc. v. Garland* holding that the Act's application to TikTok did not violate the First Amendment, and the divestiture requirement took effect as written.”

    After “TikTok briefly suspended U.S. service around the statutory deadline before President Trump signed an executive order on January 20, 2025 directing 75 days of non-enforcement, a delay extended by further executive orders through 2025. Rather than a divestiture taking effect as the statute specified, the matter was ultimately resolved through a U.S. joint venture structured as a "qualified divestiture" under a later executive order, with ByteDance retaining a minority stake.”

    Why: This entry's closing line claims the statutory divestiture requirement 'took effect as written' following the Court's decision. This is contradicted by TikTok voluntary shutdown in US (TikTok briefly went dark, then Trump signed Executive Order 14166 directing 75 days of non-enforcement, extended by further executive orders through 2025), TikTok USDS joint venture established (the actual resolution was a U.S. joint venture structured as a qualified divestiture under Executive Order 14352, signed September 25, 2025), and TikTok (ByteDance retains a 19.9 percent stake rather than fully divesting).

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    BeforePresident Joe Biden signed the Protecting Americans from Foreign Adversary Controlled Applications Act as part of a wider national security supplemental package. The law gives ByteDance 270 days to divest TikTok's U.S. operations or face a nationwide prohibition from U.S. app stores and hosting services.

    AfterPresident Joe Biden signed the Protecting Americans from Foreign Adversary Controlled Applications Act, enacted as Division H of H.R. 815, an emergency supplemental appropriations act that became Public Law 118-50. The law gives ByteDance 270 days to divest TikTok's U.S. operations or face a nationwide prohibition from U.S. app stores and hosting services.

    Before## Next steps - The law sets a February 2025 deadline for ByteDance to finalize a sale, with an optional 90-day extension if the President certifies progress. - Federal courts are expected to hear constitutional challenges from TikTok and impacted creators in the months following the law's enactment. - The administration must craft implementing regulations that outline enforcement mechanisms and potential exceptions for commercial or security partners.

    After## Subsequent developments - TikTok and a group of creators challenged the law. On January 17, 2025, the Supreme Court issued a per curiam opinion in *TikTok Inc. v. Garland* holding that the Act's application to TikTok did not violate the First Amendment, and the divestiture requirement took effect as written.

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