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The chance that TikTok sells to US owner is zero, so the “ban” implies that assumption
by hankchinaski 2y ago
The chance that TikTok sells to US owner is zero, so the “ban” implies that assumption
- breadwinner 2y agoThey only need to sell the US portion of the business. They can continue to operate everywhere else, right? Why would they throw away tens of billions of dollars (value of the US portion)?
- 0xB31B1B 2y agoThe CCP does not care about the marketcap of bytedance, they care about the soft power that tiktok allows them to wield. The CEO of bytedance may want to sell, but the CCP won't let them.
- coin 2y agoSo this will be the trust test. If they sell then it's a legit product. If not then it's clearly CCP spyware.
- wraptile 2y agoIn US those are essentially equivellent as money buys soft power very easily. This whole thing is US not wanting to expand user rights but protect it's soft power and it shows. I think either way this whole thing is a big W for CCP and L to US democracy that doesn't have the balls to actually expand regulation when it's clearly wanted and needed.
- cylemons 2y agoThey're losing the soft power anyway. But if they sell they can atleast earn money.
- 0xFEE1DEAD 2y agoThey would lose soft power in the US but what if the CCP accepts this and shifts their tactics to slowly but surely flood the rest of the world with anti-US propaganda? Unfortunately, it really doesn't look like the US could win here.