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A comment on House passes bill to force TikTok sale from Chinese owner or ban the app. Parent comment

Re:House passes bill to force TikTok sale from Chinese owner... by hellojesus on Wednesday March 13, 2024 @02:16PM (#39695237)
What do you think will happen when all Americans start side-loading it?
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Re:House passes bill to force TikTok sale from Chinese owner... by JumpCrisscross on Wednesday March 13, 2024 @04:02PM (#39696684)
> What do you think will happen when all Americans start side-loading it?

We will have a new debate.

Nobody wants to kill TikTok. There is simply way too much money in it.

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Re:House passes bill to force TikTok sale from Chinese owner... by hellojesus on Wednesday March 13, 2024 @04:26PM (#39697013)
If nobody wants to kill TikTok, then what is the point of removing it from the app store?

Has anyone considered that the content pushed on TikTok is actually the content Americans want? Perhaps the reason TikTok is super popular is precisely because of their tailored content.

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