Supreme Court rules to uphold TikTok ban, setting stage for shutdown

Re:Supreme Court rules to uphold TikTok ban, setting stage f... by w0m on Friday January 17, 2025 @12:58PM (#42741220)

> It’s very telling that TikTok would shutdown instead of divest.

TBF; The CCP passed laws that likely make it illegal for TikTok to sell/export that kind of information (the algo). They can't divest without also neutering the sticking power of the service.

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Re:Supreme Court rules to uphold TikTok ban, setting stage f... by next_xibalba on Friday January 17, 2025 @01:09PM (#42741397)

And why did the CCP pass those laws? Perhaps bc they understood it would block divestment, acting as a poison pill to would be acquirers, thereby forcing foreign governments to fight their own public in outright banning TikTok.

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Re:Supreme Court rules to uphold TikTok ban, setting stage f... by w0m on Friday January 17, 2025 @01:20PM (#42741541)

DingDingDing. Ignoring actual value of the ban - I fully expect Trump to save US TikTok to avoid the bad PR associated.

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Re:Supreme Court rules to uphold TikTok ban, setting stage f... by JumpCrisscross on Friday January 17, 2025 @01:29PM (#42741655)

> Trump to save us TikTok to avoid the bad PR associated

He can just blame it on Biden and use his time productively.

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