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Re:Biden signs TikTok 'ban' bill into law, starting clock fo... by 0xB31B1B on Wednesday April 24, 2024 @08:18PM (#40151632)
The CCP does not care about the marketcap of bytedance, they care about the soft power that tiktok allows them to wield. The CEO of bytedance may want to sell, but the CCP won't let them.
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Re:Biden signs TikTok 'ban' bill into law, starting clock fo... by coin on Thursday April 25, 2024 @12:45AM (#40153519)
So this will be the trust test. If they sell then it's a legit product. If not then it's clearly CCP spyware.
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Re:Biden signs TikTok 'ban' bill into law, starting clock fo... by wraptile on Thursday April 25, 2024 @01:46AM (#40153885)
In US those are essentially equivellent as money buys soft power very easily. This whole thing is US not wanting to expand user rights but protect it's soft power and it shows.

I think either way this whole thing is a big W for CCP and L to US democracy that doesn't have the balls to actually expand regulation when it's clearly wanted and needed.

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Re:Biden signs TikTok 'ban' bill into law, starting clock fo... by cylemons on Thursday April 25, 2024 @02:31AM (#40154152)
They're losing the soft power anyway. But if they sell they can atleast earn money.
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Re:Biden signs TikTok 'ban' bill into law, starting clock fo... by 0xFEE1DEAD on Thursday April 25, 2024 @07:45AM (#40156254)
They would lose soft power in the US but what if the CCP accepts this and shifts their tactics to slowly but surely flood the rest of the world with anti-US propaganda? Unfortunately, it really doesn't look like the US could win here.
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