Re:Trump says he will ban TikTok through executive action
by busymom0 on Friday July 31, 2020 @11:52PM
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The ban will most likely be network based, not just App Store. So apk will probably be useless.
Re:Trump says he will ban TikTok through executive action
by akersten on Saturday August 01, 2020 @12:00AM
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How would a network ban be enforced? TikTok doesn't even communicate directly with Chinese servers - I block connections to China on my home network, and my kids can still use TikTok on the wifi, so I'm confident there are US servers.
I even more doubt that we have the infrastructure in place to do a network-level ban (whatever that would mean) for a single app. It is much easier for me to believe Google/Apple could be strong-armed or sweet-toothed into delisting the app, if it really came down to it.
This is a social network which gains from network effects / usage. A social network only accessible to Android users is a ghetto. The vast majority of young people in America use iPhones.
The last time the majority of internet users managed to disobey the government was the heyday of torrenting and Megaupload. That's not going to happen with today's users and today's walled gardens.