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I wish but seriously the dumbest shit ever. China is not spying on your oafish american ass they literally could care less.

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[–] Assian_Candor@hexbear.net 84 points 1 year ago (15 children)

It’s not about spying it’s about corporate theft. US can’t stomach the next big growth platform being owned by a Chinese company. A TikTok ban is a gift to meta/google as it would basically force a fire sale of that division and nobody else would have the capital to buy it.

If they pass the ban the Chinese gov should buy it from douyin and shut it down. The salt would pour freely

[–] Tankiedesantski@hexbear.net 83 points 1 year ago (10 children)

Nah I think the best thing for the Chinese government to do would be to direct Tik Tok to leave the US market. Put it on Huawei app store or something and watch all the zoomers learn how to sideload apps.

If Tik Tok leaves the US market it'll still be a huge social media player in Europe and the rest of the world. That would be an American soft power nightmare - a global platform that Americans are blocked from influencing on by their own laws.

[–] thethirdgracchi@hexbear.net 48 points 1 year ago

TikTok without Americans is a dream come true. I hope it gets banned for the sake of the rest of us lol

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