alt Hacker NewsIt isn't a "ban" except that TikTok would rather shut down than sell, forgoing billions of dollars in the process.
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kickopotomus • 01/17/2025
You say that as if they only operate in the US. The US represents less than 20% of their user base.
curiousllama • 01/17/2025
I mean, it was a ban when China did it to Facebook, no?
From pure PR perspective, it is a win for China; sometimes it is not about the money. US used to be much smarter those kinds of optics.