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Re:US lawmakers tell Apple, Google to be ready to remove Tik... by rfoo on Monday December 16, 2024 @04:27AM (#42429408)
> This wasn’t even a ban on TikTok, bytedance could have sold to an American owner but have refused.

So, you mean this wasn't even a ban, it was just robbery?

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Re:US lawmakers tell Apple, Google to be ready to remove Tik... by lovich on Monday December 16, 2024 @05:36PM (#42436254)
I legitimately believe that classifying this as robbery is a lot closer to the truth than classifying it as censorship.

Not that I’d fully agree with that vis a vis how international relations between China and the USA work, but it’s definitely a more accurate description

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