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Trump banning TikTok/WeChat from operating in 45 days if not sold by companies
- apotatopot 6y agoFuck this. I don't like Tik too and WeChat, I don't think people should use them, and I don't trust China, but we don't need the government telling us what software we can use. This is not good.
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- tellarin 6y agoThis also potentially has many ramifications in different industries. Tencent (owner of WeChat) is a big investor in media and entertainment companies. One side effect, for example, is blocking financial payments to Riot Games, Epic Games, Fortnite, and half the gaming industry.
- zhte415 6y agoAlso Reddit, which Tencent acquired a minor stake in.
- jjeaff 6y agoI have not yet seen how the U.S. would ban these apps. Would they somehow compel Google and apple to ban them from their app stores? Would they also take steps to ban them from side loading?
- 0xdeadb00f 6y agoIf it is the law then Google must comply in order to avoid legal trouble, no? That is how they compel them to ban the apps.