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In response to "House approves bill threatening to ban TikTok if ByteDance refuses to divest -- nm" by budice

be real interesting if TikTok becomes a defining topic of this election cycle. 150 Million people use it in the US -- nm

Posted by decline (aka Decline) Mar 13 '24, 07:43

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Schumer said he's in no rush to bring it to the Senate floor. -- nm - Remlik Mar 13, 08:56 1
- interesting -- nm - Pippy: Court of Fog and War Mar 13, 09:40
I dont see it being an issue, overwhelming support by DEM/REP to do it. Divest or else -- nm - budice Mar 13, 07:46 10
- my meaning was there are going to be a whole hell of a lot of pissed off people if they take it away - decline Mar 13, 07:48 9
  - Theyre not trying to take it away, just out of Chinese hands. -- nm - budice Mar 13, 07:51 8
    - ByteDance selling is a pipedream. If this passes it'll be a ban -- (edited) - decline Mar 13, 08:05 3
      - There was an arrangement with Oracle under Trump that got stalled, its not new. Not so much about dollars as data flow primarily. -- nm* - budice Mar 13, 08:09 2
        
        The sponsor of the bill said "The TikTok user experience can continue and improve so long as ByteDance doesn't own the company." -- nm - decline Mar 13, 08:21 1
        
        Which is just politician rhetoric cause if it was literally true, ByteDance should just sell to another Chinese company -- nm - JD Mar 13, 08:23
    - And if China says no? -- nm - Dano Mar 13, 08:02 2
      - And then...? -- nm - China Mar 13, 08:06 1
        
        NO and then! -- nm - sycor Mar 13, 08:07
    - those racist bastards -- nm - Beaker 🍺 Mar 13, 07:57

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