Biden signs TikTok 'ban' bill into law, starting clock for ByteDance to divest

Re:Biden signs TikTok 'ban' bill into law, starting clock fo... by ok123456 on Wednesday April 24, 2024 @12:32PM (#40146451)

What if they don't want to change owners? Why should a global company from Singapore do what US politicians want?

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Re:Biden signs TikTok 'ban' bill into law, starting clock fo... by falleng0d on Wednesday April 24, 2024 @04:13PM (#40149010)

I hope they don't. Then I will finally give a smartphone to my kids.

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Re:Biden signs TikTok 'ban' bill into law, starting clock fo... by IncreasePosts on Wednesday April 24, 2024 @12:38PM (#40146583)

Then...don't? No one is forcing them to, they just can't do business in the US if that is their choice.

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Re:Biden signs TikTok 'ban' bill into law, starting clock fo... by phone8675309 on Wednesday April 24, 2024 @03:15PM (#40148349)

Nobody is forcing anybody to do anything.

TikTok can decide to not sell, in which case it's banned, or it can sell, in which case it's not.

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Re:Biden signs TikTok 'ban' bill into law, starting clock fo... by mjamesaustin on Wednesday April 24, 2024 @05:16PM (#40149771)

All of our global companies do what China wants to operate there, and what they ask is a lot more onerous than to spin out a separate entity for local operation.

At least the US is trying to protect the privacy of its citizens in this case. The CCP meanwhile required Apple to prevent Airdrop from functioning properly in China in order to stop the spread of information between protest groups.

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