Senate passes TikTok ban bill, sending it to Biden, who has already committed to signing it
Senate passes TikTok ban bill, sending it to Biden, who has already committed to signing it
ByteDance will get up to a year to divest TikTok or face a ban.

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Sam_Bass @lemmy.world Seriously doubt it will kill it
4 0 ReplyNom Nom @lemm.ee
At best it'll create another spin-off like the hundreds that already exist on the app/play stores.
10 0 ReplySam_Bass @lemmy.world No doubt
3 0 ReplyouRKaoS @lemmy.today I dont use tiktok, but I might actually download a FossTok just to normalize FOSS for the masses.
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guywithoutaname @lemm.ee It won't, but it will be sold, and the moderation and censorship practices will change.
4 3 ReplyMaggoty @lemmy.world Lmao. Sure buddy.
3 1 ReplySam_Bass @lemmy.world Ok who's gonna buy it?
1 0 ReplyWoahWoah @lemmy.world Steve Mnuchin.
5 1 ReplySam_Bass @lemmy.world Long as it aint musk or bezos or gates
1 4 ReplyAlien Nathan Edward @lemm.ee if this thing is being sold because it's a propaganda and data mining risk, selling it to a cohort of government insiders doesn't make me feel better.
8 1 Replynondescripthandle @lemmy.dbzer0.com If there wasn't a grift in progress they would have banned it in totality instead of banning only if they dont sell.
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ben @lemmy.zip
Pretty sure last time around there were potential buyers. I think Walmart was one of them, and so was Oracle.
I imagine we'll see the same names pop up again.
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