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The Legislative Timeline and Its Fallout
The enforcement of TikTok's forced sale became a focal point during the transition period between the Trump and Biden administrations. The ban was officially enacted on January 19, just a day before President Biden took office, leaving the application of the law ambiguous. Biden chose to delegate the enforcement of the law to Trump, an unusual decision that ultimately underlined the ephemeral nature of such a policy. This left TikTok with little choice but to halt its operations, leading to a strategic decision to create public pressure against the law, which limits the distribution and maintenance of the app through major platforms like Apple and Google.