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Unlike TikTok, Apple has no monetary incentive to break the law. There is no upside for them. Apple makes an insignificant amount of revenue from TikTok. It is
by dangus 2y ago
Unlike TikTok, Apple has no monetary incentive to break the law. There is no upside for them.
Apple makes an insignificant amount of revenue from TikTok. It isn’t much of an in-app purchase machine, and they had no qualms about banning a huge one like Fortnite over a much less legally binding issue.
- chii 2y agoNot only that, the fact is, the tiktok ban has a penalty attached that is about $5000/user, so the risk is approx $85 billion dollars worth of fines. This video outlines why these app stores will not reinstate it: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UGXU46rMtRE https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UGXU46rMtRE , regardless of what trump promises verbally.
- quadragenarian 2y ago170M active users means 850 billion dollars or almost a trillion.That’s an enormous sum.
- csomar 2y agoThe question is: Can Tiktok sue for damages. But given your calculations, Tiktok damages will be far lower than getting fined by the state. Maybe the lawyers did their math.
- HelloMcFly 2y agoApple is complying with the intent and letter of the law of the land, passed by Congress, signed by the President, upheld in legality by the Supreme Court. I don't see how Apple has any liability to Tiktok here.
- oneeyedpigeon 2y agoAlso, doesn't this only prevent new users from downloading the app? And maybe existing ones from updating it. Everyone who would be up in arms can continue using it, those excluded already don't (yet) know what the fuss is about.
- stuckkeys 2y agoYou can always sideload it.
- skeledrew 2y agoOnly on Android in general, or jailbroken iDevice which hardly anyone does anymore.
- 1231232131231 2y agoYou can sideload without jailbreaking on iOS.
- herbst 2y ago> It isn’t much of an in-app purchase machine Did you see TikTok live?