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Re:ByteDance won't sell TikTok U.S. operations to Oracle or ... by harryf on Monday September 14, 2020 @06:48AM (#24468695)
> China is a legitimate security concern. The practices of the government has always been predatory around I.P and privacy.

The same could be said of the US, perhaps with the exception of I.P. where there hasn’t been a real need to date.

Either way, if this leads to a ban of TikTok in the US, it’s going to be interesting to see how boards of teenagers react.

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Re:ByteDance won't sell TikTok U.S. operations to Oracle or ... by rvz on Tuesday September 15, 2020 @10:38PM (#24489026)
> Either way, if this leads to a ban of TikTok in the US, it’s going to be interesting to see how boards of teenagers react.

Take India for example. Either of the following is happening:

Users use VPNs to bypass the ban, Influencers move to Triller, Instagram Reels, and YouTube Shorts, or just give up altogether.

What's certain is like all social networks, the teens just find the next craze which the celebrities and influencers are. Even better if it makes them more money than before.

I won't be surprised to see the same happening in the US.

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Re:ByteDance won't sell TikTok U.S. operations to Oracle or ... by batsigner on Monday September 14, 2020 @07:16AM (#24468868)
The same could be said of Germany.
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