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In reply to the discussion: TikTok will be banned, not sold. [View all]Think. Again.
(15,993 posts)114. So, IS tiktok a government-owned business...
....and bytedance is some kind of front company?
If that's the case, then the U.S. is right to be wary of it.
If it isn't, why would the government care if it's sold?
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Most definitely. I occasionally hit TT links that scroll endless mindless stuff
OAITW r.2.0
Apr 2024
#103
this is going to ratfuck us in the election unless the Chinese sell it before then
Celerity
Apr 2024
#2
I know that, but the bill will be signed by Biden, and he will be the face of it for attacks (yes I know Trump
Celerity
Apr 2024
#19
It will be tough to blame Biden for this when the vast majority of Republicans voted for it..
honest.abe
Apr 2024
#36
You want to risk Democracy on that? Is this really a hill we need to die on right now?
Scrivener7
Apr 2024
#42
"I am too old to care what they think."... Famous last words, politically speaking
Parzival72
Apr 2024
#64
Considering how bat shit insane the GOP has become, being bi-partisan isn't necessarily a good thing.
progressoid
Apr 2024
#83
You miss the point. Being bipartisan is the clear defense against those blaming Joe.
honest.abe
Apr 2024
#84
So young voters who like this app should be reassured that this is a good thing because it was bi-partisan?
progressoid
Apr 2024
#88
It will be there throughout the election. Young people tend to be more reactive.
LeftInTX
Apr 2024
#113
I was born in Los Angeles to foreign national parents and they moved back to London when I was only a couple years old.
Celerity
Apr 2024
#97
I would trust the many Democratic representatives and senators that voted for this bill...
W_HAMILTON
Apr 2024
#7
A large problem is the perception. Biden will sign the bill so he will be the face of the attempted ban.
Celerity
Apr 2024
#11
I expect conservative older people brainwashed by Fox News to vote for Republicans.
W_HAMILTON
Apr 2024
#31
Show them his hardcore support for what Netanyahu and his RW extremist base are doing in Israel.
Celerity
Apr 2024
#108
This. I'm old, but have young relatives I'm close to who are well-read, self-sufficient and serious
Scrivener7
Apr 2024
#41
They won't be running things if they sit back and let Trump and his fascist Republicans take power again.
W_HAMILTON
Apr 2024
#92
It's not about being out of touch -- it's about focusing on what actually matters.
W_HAMILTON
Apr 2024
#93
Most likely the fact that TikTok and all Chinese companies have to turn over any and all information they have collected
ripcord
Apr 2024
#8
Here's a relatively recent article of the various actions countries around the world have taken against TikTok:
W_HAMILTON
Apr 2024
#24
Right now, however, the Chinese government wouldn't need to rely on TikTok to get access to Americans' personal info.
Celerity
Apr 2024
#32
Meanwhile Facebook, via Cambridge Analytica, gave Donald Trump access to ALL their
Scrivener7
Apr 2024
#44
Not sure I would trust those Silicon Valley companies with personal data either.
progressoid
Apr 2024
#78
A hostile foreign government has no constitutional right to own a media company in America
mathematic
Apr 2024
#51
Murdoch literally became an American citizen to buy TV stations. How are you this badly informed?
mathematic
Apr 2024
#58
Oh, how quickly you abandoned your other argument. You didn't suddenly become well informed, by the way.
mathematic
Apr 2024
#60
As a company, it is unlikely to ever be worth as much as it is now if it loses the US market
LonePirate
Apr 2024
#82
This is the origin of the push to ban TikTok. It's like the anti CRT/anti LGBTQ movements
LuvLoogie
Apr 2024
#85
Or to frame it in reality: An adversary will be blocked from controlling a significant media outlet in this country
themaguffin
Apr 2024
#90
I wonder why the Chinese government is so strongly against it being sold?
Think. Again.
Apr 2024
#105
TikTok generated an estimated $16.1 billion revenue in 2023, a 67% increase year-on-year. TikTok had 1.5 billion monthly
Celerity
Apr 2024
#112
They will pay 5 to 7 billion USD in Chinese taxes alone (as their total revenue will be over 30 billion USD for 2024)
Celerity
Apr 2024
#115
my main concern is the timing, that it can blow up in our faces for the 2024 elections
Celerity
Apr 2024
#117
I believe we as a society will survive without the unparelled virtues of Tik Tok.
beaglelover
Apr 2024
#122