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How would this actually work? How would the US force a Chinese company to sell? What if they didn't?
by squigz 3y ago
How would this actually work? How would the US force a Chinese company to sell? What if they didn't?
- echoangle 3y agoDNS blocks and sanctions against executives probably
- quonn 3y agoHow would TikTok collect ad revenue if it‘s illegal in the US? Furthermore, a US judge could presumably just order to take down their DNS globally. Furthermore they can presumably compel Apple and Google to remove the app from the store.
- andrewinardeer 3y agoWhat would stop them from publishing an APK to download?
- nickthegreek 3y agoNothing, but they couldn't monetize the eyeballs. So they would just be bleeding money for no reason.
- Marsymars 3y agoThe easy way would be to just have Google and Apple remove the app for new downloads for US users. With normal device replacement cycles, the friction of acquiring apps from non-App Store sources, and the friction of using an Apple/Google account that isn't from your primary country, this would bring usage to effectively zero within a few years. No need to bother with actual technical "blocking" measures.