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Re:Trump says he will ban TikTok through executive action by tanilama on Saturday August 01, 2020 @12:53AM (#24017755)
Without US creators TikTok will be lifeless for US market. The creators will leave nevertheless if majority of the audience can't be reached

So no. VPN won't work

Re:Trump says he will ban TikTok through executive action by floatboth on Saturday August 01, 2020 @05:48AM (#24019167)
Well.. maybe. On the other hand, when Russian gov tried to ban Telegram, it only got more popular, nobody stopped posting, even government officials continued to use it, grocery chains continued to advertise their support bots, grandparents were asking young people to configure proxies on their phones… the ban was a colossal failure and recently it was unbanned.

A smart business can use this kind of ban for a PR advantage, they can make their app into a symbol of resistance.

Re:Trump says he will ban TikTok through executive action by supergirl on Saturday August 01, 2020 @08:06AM (#24019840)
they won't be able to monetize so will leave regardless of how many fans (otherwise would have to explain to the IRS receiving money from a chinese app banned in the name of national security)