Re:Senate Bill to Ban TikTok
by stronglikedan on Wednesday March 29, 2023 @04:24PM
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I don't think it's specifically China. I think it's retribution because ByteDance won't open US offices and be beholden to the US government like other large corporations do. I think this is the US gov using them as an example of what happens when a corporation such as this dares not fall in line.
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Re:Senate Bill to Ban TikTok
by atlasunshrugged on Wednesday March 29, 2023 @04:32PM
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That's absolutely incorrect. TikTok has plenty of US personnel and is doing something called "Project Texas" to try to assuage US regulator concern. This is about China controlling a channel that millions of Americans use to get their news
Bytedance absolutely has US offices. Their Mountain View office being branded Bytedance, while their LA office is TikTok. They also have office in many cities in the US like Nashville and NYC.
Re:Senate Bill to Ban TikTok
by chimeracoder on Wednesday March 29, 2023 @04:29PM
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> I don't think it's specifically China. I think it's retribution because ByteDance won't open US offices and be beholden to the US government like other large corporations do. I think this is the US gov using them as an example of what happens when a corporation such as this dares not fall in line.
The bill affects multiple countries, not just China.
In fact, it encompasses "any foreign government or regime, determined by the Secretary [to be]... significantly adverse to the national security of the United States or the security and safety of United States persons"
Depending on how much (or little) you trust the Secretary of Commerce, that's incredibly far-reaching and could easily be abused.