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Re:Biden signs TikTok 'ban' bill into law, starting clock fo... by kromem on Wednesday April 24, 2024 @08:54PM (#40151918)
Theoretically they could sell "TikTok" to a US company who then licenses algorithm processing to the Chinese entity, no?

The US entity isn't beholden to the CCP and can decide to switch algorithm providers if they suddenly notice it's getting very propaganda-y, which provides a degree of independent oversight appeasing US concerns while not necessitating actually switching from the current systems.

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Re:Biden signs TikTok 'ban' bill into law, starting clock fo... by djur on Wednesday April 24, 2024 @11:32PM (#40153097)
The law requires the President (i.e. executive agencies) to verify any such transaction, and it specifically calls out "cooperation with respect to the operation of a content recommendation algorithm or an agreement with respect to data sharing" as subject to review. So they thought about that.
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Re:Biden signs TikTok 'ban' bill into law, starting clock fo... by dbbk on Thursday April 25, 2024 @03:06PM (#40161688)
"TikTok" in the US is already a US-based company in LA.
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