Comment on TikTok's CEO is feeling the pressure and users are freaking out

• EncryptKeeper@lemmy.world ⁨6⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

  The Tik Tok ban is about keeping big tech out of the hand of enemy nation states.

  In doing so, yes they have also kept it in the hands of the USA.

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  • Sami_Uso@lemmy.world ⁨6⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

    Why not just kill the app then instead of asking for divestment? Why do they still need it?

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    • EncryptKeeper@lemmy.world ⁨6⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

      What do you mean kill the app? The US government doesn’t have the authority to kill the app. That isn’t one of the options in the table.

      And why does who need it? Who is this “they” you’re referring to?

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      • Sami_Uso@lemmy.world ⁨6⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

        I assume the US government wants to force a sale to a US tech company, no? Who would presumably profit from said successful app. Why not just outright ban it here? By kill I just mean make unusable. But you knew that, silly.

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  • whoreticulture@lemmy.blahaj.zone ⁨6⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

    The bill is worded so vaguely, it could be applied to anything. This is a massive overreach and the fact that you aren’t concerned is alarming. You just don’t give a fuck bc you don’t like TikTok, but this isn’t just about TikTok.

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