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Re:Ask HN: What would a TikTok ban look like? by matt_s on Monday April 22, 2024 @08:52AM (#40113888)
If that bill passes the US Senate, the corporate entity for tiktok has 1 calendar year to dissolve the current ownership and establish US company ownership.

I don't think there is anything technical to discuss, its a business/legal issue. If its banned after the year passes and nothing is changed, this might amount to the existing service/site being required to put a popup on its page indicating that a user is coming from US and access is not allowed (similar to some states and a hub of videos). There really isn't any need for anything more technical than that. Yes, users will go around this but I believe the vast majority of users will not bother and will go somewhere else for their digital dopamine fix.

So technically a popup. That is the simplest technical solution that is enforceable by courts staffed with 60-70 year old judges.

Re:Ask HN: What would a TikTok ban look like? by markus_zhang on Monday April 22, 2024 @12:24PM (#40115851)
Does anyone know when it will go to Senate? I tried to look into their calendars but it's too complex.
Re:Ask HN: What would a TikTok ban look like? by kbelder on Tuesday April 23, 2024 @12:04PM (#40133529)
How do they enforce the popup requirement on TikTok? That's like Europe trying to enforce the GDPR on a US-based site.