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dralleyyesterday at 3:36 PM3 repliesview on HN

It isn't a "ban" except that TikTok would rather shut down than sell, forgoing billions of dollars in the process.


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iugtmkbdfil834yesterday at 3:39 PM

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.

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kickopotomusyesterday at 6:25 PM

You say that as if they only operate in the US. The US represents less than 20% of their user base.

curiousllamayesterday at 6:56 PM

I mean, it was a ban when China did it to Facebook, no?