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Re:Biden signs TikTok 'ban' bill into law, starting clock fo... by yieldcrv on Wednesday April 24, 2024 @12:17PM (#40146201)
yes, we’re okay with that - or its not a statement on that, the goal is for TikTok to be sold to Americans

with a ban being the fall back outcome

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Re:Biden signs TikTok 'ban' bill into law, starting clock fo... by Brybry on Wednesday April 24, 2024 @12:51PM (#40146805)
I don't believe it has to be sold to Americans. It just can't be "controlled by a foreign adversary" (which is a very specific set of criteria in the law). [1]

There are plenty of scenarios where TikTok ends up under non-American control. Only four countries (China, Iran, North Korea, Russia) are foreign adversary countries. [2]

[1] https://www.congress.gov/bill/118th-congress/house-bill/8038...

[2] https://www.law.cornell.edu/uscode/text/10/4872#d_2

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