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Re:TikTok says it is restoring service for U.S. users by dawnerd on Sunday January 19, 2025 @02:02PM (#42760362)
They’re majority owned by non Chinese investors. I don’t see how china law would have any say.
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Re:TikTok says it is restoring service for U.S. users by skizm on Sunday January 19, 2025 @02:08PM (#42760453)
Google "Golden Share CCP ByteDance". CCP has direct influence over how ByteDance is run.
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Re:TikTok says it is restoring service for U.S. users by acje on Sunday January 19, 2025 @03:56PM (#42761723)
Shares aren’t the sole mechanism for influence though. In Russia there are open sixth floor windows one could fall out of. In China you could disappear to a camp for a few months. Shares are kind of soft in comparison.
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Re:TikTok says it is restoring service for U.S. users by wordofx on Sunday January 19, 2025 @04:14PM (#42761909)
lol no.
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