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    Loki
    wrote on 15 Jul 2020, 11:21 last edited by
    #5

    The unwinding has begun.

    https://www.reuters.com/article/us-tiktok-users-focus/tiktoks-u-s-users-prepare-for-life-without-the-video-app-idUSKCN24F13A

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      Axtremus
      wrote on 1 Aug 2020, 11:11 last edited by
      #6

      Trump says he's banning TikTok in the U.S. by executive order
      https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/donald-trump/trump-may-force-tiktok-sell-its-u-s-operations-n1235525
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      “As far as TikTok is concerned we’re banning them from the United States,” Trump said aboard Air Force One as he returned to Washington after a fundraising trip to Florida.

      Trump described the action as "severance" and said he could sign an order as soon as Saturday. “Well, I have that authority," he said.
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        1 Aug 2020, 11:11

        Trump says he's banning TikTok in the U.S. by executive order
        https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/donald-trump/trump-may-force-tiktok-sell-its-u-s-operations-n1235525
        — — — —
        “As far as TikTok is concerned we’re banning them from the United States,” Trump said aboard Air Force One as he returned to Washington after a fundraising trip to Florida.

        Trump described the action as "severance" and said he could sign an order as soon as Saturday. “Well, I have that authority," he said.
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        Catseye3
        wrote on 1 Aug 2020, 11:17 last edited by
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        @Axtremus said in Tik Tok:

        “Well, I have that authority," he said.

        Actually, he doesn't. Executive orders have been abused for years. But be that as it may.

        I'm wondering what else he would ban if he could. If Donald Trump on a censoring rampage doesn't rattle your slats, nothing will.

        Thank god he's semi-literate.

        Success is measured by your discipline and inner peace. – Mike Ditka

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          Loki
          wrote on 1 Aug 2020, 11:46 last edited by
          #8

          It’s just getting sold to a US company. A little help in moving the process along quickly.

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            89th
            wrote on 1 Aug 2020, 11:53 last edited by
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            Whether he’s right or wrong, I have a feeling a Trump thinks Executive Orders are his only way to run things the way he would in a private company where the owner has full power.

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              Klaus
              wrote on 1 Aug 2020, 12:11 last edited by
              #10

              It may be a good idea to ban TikTok since it is essentially Spyware, but I have the feeling that Trump has some other motive.

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              • K Klaus
                1 Aug 2020, 12:11

                It may be a good idea to ban TikTok since it is essentially Spyware, but I have the feeling that Trump has some other motive.

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                George K
                wrote on 1 Aug 2020, 12:29 last edited by
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                @Klaus said in Tik Tok:

                It may be a good idea to ban TikTok since it is essentially Spyware, but I have the feeling that Trump has some other motive.

                HL Mencken's quote comes to mind.

                "Now look here, you Baltic gas passer... " - Mik, 6/14/08

                The saying, "Lite is just one damn thing after another," is a gross understatement. The damn things overlap.

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                • K Klaus
                  1 Aug 2020, 12:11

                  It may be a good idea to ban TikTok since it is essentially Spyware, but I have the feeling that Trump has some other motive.

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                  89th
                  wrote on 1 Aug 2020, 12:49 last edited by
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                  @Klaus said in Tik Tok:

                  It may be a good idea to ban TikTok since it is essentially Spyware, but I have the feeling that Trump has some other motive.

                  Agreed. He either has intelligence reports of TikTok’s spyware danger or he’s still pissed folks on TikTok conspired to buy all his Tulsa rally tickets and not show, so it would look bad. I think it’s both.

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                    1 Aug 2020, 12:49

                    @Klaus said in Tik Tok:

                    It may be a good idea to ban TikTok since it is essentially Spyware, but I have the feeling that Trump has some other motive.

                    Agreed. He either has intelligence reports of TikTok’s spyware danger or he’s still pissed folks on TikTok conspired to buy all his Tulsa rally tickets and not show, so it would look bad. I think it’s both.

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                    Rich
                    wrote on 1 Aug 2020, 20:35 last edited by
                    #13

                    @89th Which ironically enough may have saved some of his supporters lives.

                    Interesting times.

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                    • K Klaus
                      1 Aug 2020, 12:11

                      It may be a good idea to ban TikTok since it is essentially Spyware, but I have the feeling that Trump has some other motive.

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                      Loki
                      wrote on 1 Aug 2020, 21:05 last edited by
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                      @Klaus said in Tik Tok:

                      It may be a good idea to ban TikTok since it is essentially Spyware, but I have the feeling that Trump has some other motive.

                      I repeat Tim Tok is being sold to a US company. Trump’s comment is essentially meaningless.

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                      • L Loki
                        1 Aug 2020, 21:05

                        @Klaus said in Tik Tok:

                        It may be a good idea to ban TikTok since it is essentially Spyware, but I have the feeling that Trump has some other motive.

                        I repeat Tim Tok is being sold to a US company. Trump’s comment is essentially meaningless.

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                        George K
                        wrote on 1 Aug 2020, 22:08 last edited by
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                        @Loki said in Tik Tok:

                        I repeat Tim Tok is being sold to a US company. Trump’s comment is essentially meaningless.

                        Microsoft has, apparently, backed out.

                        And the fact that it's being pitched to a "US" company, does that put anyone's mind at ease?

                        "Now look here, you Baltic gas passer... " - Mik, 6/14/08

                        The saying, "Lite is just one damn thing after another," is a gross understatement. The damn things overlap.

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                        • R Rich
                          1 Aug 2020, 20:35

                          @89th Which ironically enough may have saved some of his supporters lives.

                          Interesting times.

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                          89th
                          wrote on 1 Aug 2020, 22:11 last edited by
                          #16

                          @Rich said in Tik Tok:

                          @89th Which ironically enough may have saved some of his supporters lives.

                          Interesting times.

                          Haha good point.

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                          • R Rich
                            1 Aug 2020, 20:35

                            @89th Which ironically enough may have saved some of his supporters lives.

                            Interesting times.

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                            jon-nyc
                            wrote on 1 Aug 2020, 22:32 last edited by
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                            @Rich said in Tik Tok:

                            @89th Which ironically enough may have saved some of his supporters lives.

                            Interesting times.

                            Pissing off Trump, getting his campaign manager demoted, and saving lives.

                            Oh the winning!

                            Only non-witches get due process.

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                            • L Loki
                              1 Aug 2020, 21:05

                              @Klaus said in Tik Tok:

                              It may be a good idea to ban TikTok since it is essentially Spyware, but I have the feeling that Trump has some other motive.

                              I repeat Tim Tok is being sold to a US company. Trump’s comment is essentially meaningless.

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                              Loki
                              wrote on 2 Aug 2020, 14:26 last edited by
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                              @Loki said in Tik Tok:

                              @Klaus said in Tik Tok:

                              It may be a good idea to ban TikTok since it is essentially Spyware, but I have the feeling that Trump has some other motive.

                              I repeat Tim Tok is being sold to a US company. Trump’s comment is essentially meaningless.

                              I repeat again...it’s in the sales process.

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                                Loki
                                wrote on 3 Aug 2020, 11:38 last edited by
                                #19

                                https://www.cnbc.com/2020/08/03/microsoft-confirms-talks-to-buy-tiktok-in-us.html

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                                  Jolly
                                  wrote on 3 Aug 2020, 11:51 last edited by
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                                  Nice company you have there. Shame we have to ban it.

                                  Now, that's the art of a deal you can't refuse!

                                  “Cry havoc and let slip the DOGE of war!”

                                  Those who cheered as J-6 American prisoners were locked in solitary for 18 months without trial, now suddenly fight tooth and nail for foreign terrorists’ "due process". — Buck Sexton

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                                    taiwan_girl
                                    wrote on 3 Aug 2020, 13:56 last edited by
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                                    Interesting to see if they can get it done in 45 days.

                                    I am sure that Byte Dance has a higher expectation of what they think Tiki's Tok is worth.

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                                      Catseye3
                                      wrote on 4 Aug 2020, 10:45 last edited by Catseye3 8 Apr 2020, 10:45
                                      #22

                                      https://lite.cnn.com/en/article/h_ae0cf56403b2a18518874d5f971120ef

                                      "After days of whiplash over the future of TikTok, President Donald Trump said he would allow an American company to acquire the short-form video app — with a catch.

                                      "In an unusual declaration, Trump also said any deal would have to include a "substantial amount of money" coming to the US Treasury.

                                      "The President's requirement that some of the money from the deal go to the US Treasury doesn't have a basis in antitrust law, according to Gene Kimmelman, a former chief counsel for the US Department of Justice's Antitrust Division . . . 'This is quite unusual, this is out of the norm," Kimmelman said. "It's actually quite hard to understand what the president is actually talking about here.'"

                                      Welcome to the world, Gene.

                                      Success is measured by your discipline and inner peace. – Mike Ditka

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                                        4 Aug 2020, 10:45

                                        https://lite.cnn.com/en/article/h_ae0cf56403b2a18518874d5f971120ef

                                        "After days of whiplash over the future of TikTok, President Donald Trump said he would allow an American company to acquire the short-form video app — with a catch.

                                        "In an unusual declaration, Trump also said any deal would have to include a "substantial amount of money" coming to the US Treasury.

                                        "The President's requirement that some of the money from the deal go to the US Treasury doesn't have a basis in antitrust law, according to Gene Kimmelman, a former chief counsel for the US Department of Justice's Antitrust Division . . . 'This is quite unusual, this is out of the norm," Kimmelman said. "It's actually quite hard to understand what the president is actually talking about here.'"

                                        Welcome to the world, Gene.

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                                        Klaus
                                        wrote on 4 Aug 2020, 11:06 last edited by
                                        #23

                                        @Catseye3 said in Tik Tok:

                                        "In an unusual declaration, Trump also said any deal would have to include a "substantial amount of money" coming to the US Treasury

                                        Lolwut?

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                                          Doctor Phibes
                                          wrote on 4 Aug 2020, 11:25 last edited by Doctor Phibes 8 Apr 2020, 11:25
                                          #24

                                          Conservative support for free enterprise at it's finest.

                                          I was only joking

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