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Re:TikTok’s Chinese owner offers to forego stake to clinch U... by KingOfCoders on Saturday August 01, 2020 @04:06PM (#24023475)
We'll see when the EU uses that playbook against the US.
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Re:TikTok’s Chinese owner offers to forego stake to clinch U... by LordFast on Saturday August 01, 2020 @05:05PM (#24023900)
Actually that is exactly how it's playing out these days.

The "circular firing squad" has now been taken to the international stage.

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Re:TikTok’s Chinese owner offers to forego stake to clinch U... by KingOfCoders on Monday August 03, 2020 @12:38AM (#24034286)
Not yet I assume, currently FAANG will need to pay a digital tax, taking the TikTok example Google or Microsoft would be forced to sell business to a competitor in the EU.
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