TikTok SAVED or SOLD? The SCOTUS Ruling and the 19.9% Loophole Explained

The Supreme Court just ended the battle for TikTok, but did they actually fix the problem? After months of legal ‘chicken,’ a massive deal has finally closed that puts Oracle and a UAE fund in the driver’s seat – yet ByteDance still walks away with nearly 20% ownership. Is this a win for American privacy, or did we just trade a total ban for a complicated compromise? Today, we’re breaking down the SCOTUS ruling, the First Amendment fight, and why some experts are still saying “delete the app.”

Thanks for joining me for this episode! I’m a Houston- based attorney, run an HR Consulting company called Claremont Management Group, and am a tenured professor at the University of St. Thomas. I’ve also written several non-fiction political commentary books: Bad Deal for America (2022) explores the Vegas-style corruption running rampant in Washington DC, while The Decline of America: 100 Years of Leadership Failures (2018) analyzes – and grades – the leadership qualities of the past 100 years of U.S. presidents. You can find my books on Amazon, and me on social media (Twitter @DSchein1, LinkedIn @DavidSchein, and Facebook, Instagram, & YouTube @AuthorDavidSchein). I’d love to hear from you!

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