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itishappy • 01/17/2025 • 3 replies • view on HN

Why just TikTok? Are American corporations immune from coveting thy neighbor's possessions?


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dralley • 01/17/2025

For the same reason Grindr was forced to sell to a non-Chinese parent, the risks of putting some apps / information in the hands of strategic competitors is too high. If a domestic company tried to blackmail people with their sexual history, they face domestic legal accountability. China does not.

tptacek • 01/17/2025

Jurisprudentially? Yes.

tmnvdb • 01/17/2025

Why is "The Chinese Communist Part is more dangerous than Meta sharholders" such a hard thing to grasp?

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