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Re:TikTok preparing for U.S. shut-off on Sunday by kube-system on Wednesday January 15, 2025 @11:52AM (#42713447)
Heck, China forced Apple to divest iCloud to the government of Guizhou.
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Re:TikTok preparing for U.S. shut-off on Sunday by suraci on Wednesday January 15, 2025 @12:10PM (#42713744)
it's about data ownership, part of data compliance, citizen data can not be pass to abroad, of course, it's also about content censorship

Microsoft and Tesla accepted the same rule

You can understand it as the US gov requiring TikTok's data must be hosted by Microsoft in the US

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