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The sell option makes no sense. How would it work that TikTok is owned by the US only within the US but by China for the rest of the world? Sure the US-based en

The sell option makes no sense. How would it work that TikTok is owned by the US only within the US but by China for the rest of the world? Sure the US-based entity of ByteDance could be sold to a US-based company but couldn't they just relocate all digital-related assets and operations (databases, app servers, developers, etc) outside of the USA, e.g. Canada or Mexico? They should have just banned the whole thing. Anyway, the US should be prepared to ban or regulate other platforms, because all the propaganda that would have come out of TikTok will instead appear in Facebook, Instagram, YouTube, Twitter, etc. Social media really is the worst invention of our time and honestly I'd be happy to see those platforms go.

Merrill 3y ago
Mexico has about half as many TikTok users as the US. I would think that ByteDance would continue that operation, as well as other major user populations in Indonesia, Brazil, etc.
wmf 3y ago
Plenty of companies have country-specific subsidiaries that share the brand. Heck, China requires some fraction (51%?) local ownership.
Brybry 3y ago
If Bytedance tried to dodge it then the app stores (which are all run by American companies) wouldn't be allowed to list the TikTok app and no US company would be allowed to host the website. [1] So, yes, the website would still work when hosted outside of the US and people could sideload the app but in general it would kill TikTok. [1] https://www.congress.gov/bill/118th-congress/house-bill/8038/text#toc-H808ECDA050C44AE19AA10EFA0F5FA10B https://www.congress.gov/bill/118th-congress/house-bill/8038...
banku_brougham 3y ago
>they should have just banned the whole thing How is this such a common opinion while we also critcize the great firewall?
- letsSpy 3y ago
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- timeon 3y ago
  Is one company comparable to general internet?
  - somenameforme 3y ago
    It isn't one company. It's a bill granting the government tremendous power to ban near arbitrary content from 'foreign adversaries.' TikTok will be the first, but not the last. You can read the bill here. [1] Similarly, the Great Firewall of China did not start with a bill to defacto ban all foreign content. It started with this paragraph: --- Individuals are prohibited from using the Internet to: harm national security; disclose state secrets; or injure the interests of the state or society. Users are prohibited from using the Internet to create, replicate, retrieve, or transmit information that incites resistance to the PRC Constitution, laws, or administrative regulations; promoting the overthrow of the government or socialist system; undermining national unification; distorting the truth, spreading rumors, or destroying social order; or providing sexually suggestive material or encouraging gambling, violence, or murder. Users are prohibited from engaging in activities that harm the security of computer information networks and from using networks or changing network resources without prior approval. --- [1] - https://d1dth6e84htgma.cloudfront.net/TIKTOK_xml_a8572d67bb.pdf https://d1dth6e84htgma.cloudfront.net/TIKTOK_xml_a8572d67bb....
letsSpy 3y ago
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Merrill 3y ago

Mexico has about half as many TikTok users as the US. I would think that ByteDance would continue that operation, as well as other major user populations in Indonesia, Brazil, etc.

wmf 3y ago

Plenty of companies have country-specific subsidiaries that share the brand. Heck, China requires some fraction (51%?) local ownership.

Brybry 3y ago

If Bytedance tried to dodge it then the app stores (which are all run by American companies) wouldn't be allowed to list the TikTok app and no US company would be allowed to host the website. [1] So, yes, the website would still work when hosted outside of the US and people could sideload the app but in general it would kill TikTok. [1] https://www.congress.gov/bill/118th-congress/house-bill/8038/text#toc-H808ECDA050C44AE19AA10EFA0F5FA10B https://www.congress.gov/bill/118th-congress/house-bill/8038...

banku_brougham 3y ago

>they should have just banned the whole thing How is this such a common opinion while we also critcize the great firewall?

letsSpy 3y ago
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timeon 3y ago
Is one company comparable to general internet?
- somenameforme 3y ago
  It isn't one company. It's a bill granting the government tremendous power to ban near arbitrary content from 'foreign adversaries.' TikTok will be the first, but not the last. You can read the bill here. [1] Similarly, the Great Firewall of China did not start with a bill to defacto ban all foreign content. It started with this paragraph: --- Individuals are prohibited from using the Internet to: harm national security; disclose state secrets; or injure the interests of the state or society. Users are prohibited from using the Internet to create, replicate, retrieve, or transmit information that incites resistance to the PRC Constitution, laws, or administrative regulations; promoting the overthrow of the government or socialist system; undermining national unification; distorting the truth, spreading rumors, or destroying social order; or providing sexually suggestive material or encouraging gambling, violence, or murder. Users are prohibited from engaging in activities that harm the security of computer information networks and from using networks or changing network resources without prior approval. --- [1] - https://d1dth6e84htgma.cloudfront.net/TIKTOK_xml_a8572d67bb.pdf https://d1dth6e84htgma.cloudfront.net/TIKTOK_xml_a8572d67bb....

letsSpy 3y ago

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