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Will TikTok Survive?

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  • kluursK Offline
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    kluurs
    wrote on last edited by
    #77

    More than a few attorneys suggested that it was not smart for Tik Tok to stay up - so long as their was ambiguity in interpretting the law - and with over a billion dollars a day in potential fines - best to take it conservatively. Even as early as this morning, Trump wasn't saying unambiguosly that he'd do the extension.

    But you're right, it also meant maximum pressure on Trump, congress critters, etc. Tom Cotton and Ed Marky have made themselves targets.

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    • jon-nycJ Online
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      jon-nyc
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      #78

      Again, nothing in the law required TikTok to turn itself off. The law required the app stores to not make them available and same with internet providers re the website.

      You were warned.

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      • jon-nycJ Online
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        jon-nyc
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        #79

        No doubt the General Counsels of Apple and Google will recommend following the law even if an executive promises not to enforce it. Though I’m sure they’d make the app available again for 90 days when Trump invokes the one-time 90 day continuance.

        You were warned.

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        • jon-nycJ Online
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          jon-nyc
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          #80

          You were warned.

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          • George KG Offline
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            George K
            wrote on last edited by George K
            #81

            Shame that X didn't show the rest of his tweet when embedded.

            "I was a bit surprised to see so many MAGA figures completely reverse their stance on the app, but then I learned a conservative ultra-mega donor (to political campaigns and groups) owns huge stakes in ByteDance. And he is hiring a lot of lobbyists on the right."

            Downthread:

            https://www.nbcnews.com/news/amp/rcna142531

            "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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            • LuFins DadL LuFins Dad

              @jon-nyc said in Will Tik-Tok Survive?:

              @George-K said in Will Tik-Tok Survive?:

              She should face a court martial.

              Damn straight.

              JollyJ Offline
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              Jolly
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              #82

              @LuFins-Dad said in Will Tik-Tok Survive?:

              @jon-nyc said in Will Tik-Tok Survive?:

              @George-K said in Will Tik-Tok Survive?:

              She should face a court martial.

              Damn straight.

              Agreed. She knows better.

              “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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              • jon-nycJ Online
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                jon-nyc
                wrote on last edited by
                #83

                You were warned.

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                • George KG Offline
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                  George K
                  wrote on last edited by
                  #84

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                  "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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                  • jon-nycJ Online
                    jon-nycJ Online
                    jon-nyc
                    wrote on last edited by
                    #85

                    You were warned.

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                    • jon-nycJ Online
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                      jon-nyc
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                      #86

                      You were warned.

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                      • George KG Offline
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                        George K
                        wrote on last edited by
                        #87

                        Screenshot 2025-01-21 at 8.38.32 PM.png

                        "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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                        • 89th8 Offline
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                          89th
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                          #88

                          Almost as famous as the social media platform, Twatter!

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                          • George KG Offline
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                            George K
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                            #89

                            NRO: Mr. President, enforce the law,

                            https://www.nationalreview.com/2025/01/congress-must-compel-trump-to-enforce-the-tiktok-law/

                            "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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                            • kluursK Offline
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                              kluurs
                              wrote on last edited by kluurs
                              #90

                              Congress was trying very hard to make it difficult to wiggle out of the ban - once it was implemented. Who knows where this is going? Meta has created a presence on Tik Tok - which is annoying the loyal Tik Tok audience. A unknown number - but likely a sizeable one - have deleted their Meta accounts in addition to blocking Meta on Tik Tok. There are a few memes on Tik Tok of people sending messages to their Chinese handlers.

                              Looking at congress critters who voted NO to the ban - include some strange bedfellows including Marjorie Taylor Greene, Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, Rand Paul (voted present), Bernie Sanders, Marco Rubio, Rick Scott, J.D. Vance, and Ted Cruz.

                              What's fun is listening to the number of newscasts saying that Tik Tok is OWNED by the Chinese government. This is one more instance of television journalism (sic?) demonstrating the level of care that it takes to provide accurate information to the public.

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                              • kluursK kluurs

                                Congress was trying very hard to make it difficult to wiggle out of the ban - once it was implemented. Who knows where this is going? Meta has created a presence on Tik Tok - which is annoying the loyal Tik Tok audience. A unknown number - but likely a sizeable one - have deleted their Meta accounts in addition to blocking Meta on Tik Tok. There are a few memes on Tik Tok of people sending messages to their Chinese handlers.

                                Looking at congress critters who voted NO to the ban - include some strange bedfellows including Marjorie Taylor Greene, Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, Rand Paul (voted present), Bernie Sanders, Marco Rubio, Rick Scott, J.D. Vance, and Ted Cruz.

                                What's fun is listening to the number of newscasts saying that Tik Tok is OWNED by the Chinese government. This is one more instance of television journalism (sic?) demonstrating the level of care that it takes to provide accurate information to the public.

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                                taiwan_girl
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                                #91

                                @kluurs I think that the Chinese government has the "ultimate" control over Tik Tok, so while they may not publicly have 50%+ of the shares, I think that they do function as the owner and have the power to make "big picture" decisions for the company.

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