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Re:Supreme Court rules to uphold TikTok ban, setting stage f... by JumpCrisscross on Friday January 17, 2025 @11:42AM (#42739978)
> TikTok was banned because the US regime couldn't control it

The law is fine with TikTok being owned by a Nigerian.

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Re:Supreme Court rules to uphold TikTok ban, setting stage f... by miroljub on Friday January 17, 2025 @11:54AM (#42740206)
Well, Nigeria is or can be controlled by the USA. China is an independent country.
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Re:Supreme Court rules to uphold TikTok ban, setting stage f... by JumpCrisscross on Friday January 17, 2025 @11:56AM (#42740226)
> Nigeria is or can be controlled by the USA. China is an independent country

Take a step back and consider how ridiculous this is. Every country in the world other than these six [1] is controlled by the U.S.?

[1] https://www.ecfr.gov/current/title-15/subtitle-B/chapter-VII...

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Re:Supreme Court rules to uphold TikTok ban, setting stage f... by hnfong on Saturday January 18, 2025 @07:13AM (#42747796)
That sounds about right.
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Re:Supreme Court rules to uphold TikTok ban, setting stage f... by sudosysgen on Friday January 17, 2025 @11:09PM (#42745759)
If it was owned by a Nigerian tomorrow and kept the same CEO, board, employees and algorithm, do you honestly think it wouldn't immediately be banned again?
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