The text of the bill literally mentioned "ByteDance Inc" and "TikTok" by name.
(which makes it a bill of attainder, and thus unconstitutional)
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I believe it's only a bill of attainder if it imposes criminal penalties; I think the TikTok ban is regulatory/civil.
(https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nixon_v._General_Services_Admi... might also matter.)
> Finally, the Act did not violate the Bill of Attainder clause of the Constitution because this Act does not convict former President Nixon of a crime and does not expose him to prosecution.