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Re:About availability of TikTok and ByteDance Ltd. apps in t... by nemothekid on Sunday January 19, 2025 @01:24AM (#42754273)
Note: the “app gatekeepers” in this context is the United States Government.
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Re:About availability of TikTok and ByteDance Ltd. apps in t... by Lammy on Sunday January 19, 2025 @01:26AM (#42754296)
Yes, and Apple's App Store is the mechanism of that control.
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Re:About availability of TikTok and ByteDance Ltd. apps in t... by zhann_dc on Sunday January 19, 2025 @01:32AM (#42754331)
Hey, in the EU we don't have that crappy Apple Intelligence, but at least we have alternative App Stores. :o) Governments can go both ways!
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Re:About availability of TikTok and ByteDance Ltd. apps in t... by diebeforei485 on Sunday January 19, 2025 @04:32AM (#42755477)
The mechanism of control is actually the hosting, ISP, domain registrar, etc.

Oracle shut TikTok's servers down, because they didn't want to risk being fined a trillion dollars.

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