Senate passes TikTok ban bill, sending it to Biden, who has already committed to signing it
Senate passes TikTok ban bill, sending it to Biden, who has already committed to signing it
ByteDance will get up to a year to divest TikTok or face a ban.
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Seriously doubt it will kill it
4 0 ReplyAt best it'll create another spin-off like the hundreds that already exist on the app/play stores.
10 0 ReplyNo doubt
3 0 ReplyI dont use tiktok, but I might actually download a FossTok just to normalize FOSS for the masses.
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It won't, but it will be sold, and the moderation and censorship practices will change.
5 3 ReplyLmao. Sure buddy.
3 1 ReplyOk who's gonna buy it?
1 0 ReplySteve Mnuchin.
5 1 ReplyLong as it aint musk or bezos or gates
1 4 Replyif this thing is being sold because it's a propaganda and data mining risk, selling it to a cohort of government insiders doesn't make me feel better.
8 1 ReplyIf there wasn't a grift in progress they would have banned it in totality instead of banning only if they dont sell.
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Pretty sure last time around there were potential buyers. I think Walmart was one of them, and so was Oracle.
I imagine we'll see the same names pop up again.
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