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I think the forced part is because either they sell or stop being available in the US market due to the ban the US threatened with. So they're not 'forced' to

I think the forced part is because either they sell or stop being available in the US market due to the ban the US threatened with. So they're not 'forced' to per se - but if they don't sell they'll lose a large part of their market. Or am I wrong? [edit for clarity]

StavrosK 6y ago
That makes sense, thanks.
TheTruth321 6y ago
a.k.a. "being forced to sell" :)
TMWNN 6y ago
>So they're not 'forced' to per se - but if they don't sell they'll lose a large part of their market. Or am I wrong? Correct. The US is 10% of TikTok's user base, but accounts for 50% of revenue. Further, most of TikTok's most popular users are American (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_most-followed_TikTok_accounts https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_most-followed_TikTok_a...).