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Re:Supreme Court rules to uphold TikTok ban, setting stage f... by JAlexoid on Friday January 17, 2025 @11:03AM (#42739221)
This law is dumb, because in no way does it prevent the exact same data to be collected, processed by a US entity and then transferred to China.

I suspect that it's not about data being transferred, but the fact that TikTok can shape opinions of Americans... which US companies do a lot, without any oversight.

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Re:Supreme Court rules to uphold TikTok ban, setting stage f... by mplanchard on Friday January 17, 2025 @11:15AM (#42739455)
It is a separate law from the one passed in April, 2024, which makes what you're talking about illegal: https://www.congress.gov/bill/118th-congress/house-bill/7520
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Re:Supreme Court rules to uphold TikTok ban, setting stage f... by tmnvdb on Friday January 17, 2025 @11:12AM (#42739399)
You suspect that? It is the literal stated reason for it.
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