Ancestors

Written by evacide on 2025-01-17 at 18:11

I would like for all of this to end in the repeal of the TikTok ban, but it's almost certainly going to end with Trump negotiating the sale of US TikTok as a gift to one of his cronies, which is why Elon and Zuck are elbowing each other so hard right now.

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Written by Diane on 2025-01-17 at 18:28

@evacide

Byte Dance has agency here too.

What if they prefer having Americans be pissed off at the US government?

America is a large market, but we are not the largest market for tiktok (that honor goes to indonesia)

https://www.statista.com/statistics/1299807/number-of-monthly-unique-tiktok-users/

Dropping the US would be a significant loss for them, but I don't think it'd be that much worse for them than the pain the US inflicted on it's own business community with all the sanctions on Russia.

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Written by GoinFawr on 2025-01-17 at 21:31

@alienghic @evacide

"... but I don't think it'd be that much worse for them than the pain the US inflicted on it's own business community with all the sanctions on russia"

Interesting choice for a sanctions reference, I feel like you're angling for something there, am I wrong?

I mean, why single out a just response to russian aggression, why not

"....with all the sanctions on Venezuela"?

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Toot

Written by Diane on 2025-01-17 at 21:35

@goinfawr @evacide

I referenced Russia because it's in the news more and so was easier for me to remember.

Also Russia was pretty high on the countries using tiktok by population list at about 50 million compared to the US's about 100 million.

Though given the sizes of the countries that means tiktok is used by 1 out of 2 Russians versus 1 out 3 Americans.

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Descendants

Written by GoinFawr on 2025-01-17 at 21:36

@alienghic @evacide

But you agree that the sanctions are justified?

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Written by Diane on 2025-01-17 at 21:40

@goinfawr @evacide

The sanctions on on Russia?

Yes. They're more justified than the sanctions on say Venezuela or Cuba

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