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Re:Biden signs TikTok 'ban' bill into law, starting clock fo... by thrtythreeforty on Wednesday April 24, 2024 @04:30PM (#40149202)
I think the fear goes: today this is high-urgency spin about a bill which is demonstrably capable of affecting the behavior of hundreds of thousands. Tomorrow this is high-urgency spin about whatever TikTok wants, who can be more-or-less coerced to publish lots of things that would be detrimental to the US.
Re:Biden signs TikTok 'ban' bill into law, starting clock fo... by Uhhrrr on Wednesday April 24, 2024 @06:38PM (#40150717)
This supposes that teens care about East Asian border disputes as much as they care about the funny dance app, which I find doubtful.
Re:Biden signs TikTok 'ban' bill into law, starting clock fo... by Aloisius on Wednesday April 24, 2024 @09:14PM (#40152073)
Teens? It has over 170 million users in the US.
Re:Biden signs TikTok 'ban' bill into law, starting clock fo... by Uhhrrr on Wednesday April 24, 2024 @11:14PM (#40152974)
I was referencing this upthread: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=40146326