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ByteDance won't sell TikTok, would rather pull it from the US (www.androidauthority.com)
submitted 7 months ago by Dragxito to c/technology
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[–] scottywh 8 points 7 months ago (2 children)

Which corporation's profits do you think banning TikTok is intended to protect?

Also, "boomer" is a specific group of people and applying that term to everyone who doesn't agree with you makes it pretty damn silly and meaningless.

[–] [email protected] 6 points 7 months ago* (last edited 7 months ago)

YouTube and Instagram have features that are in direct competition with TikTok. YouTube has even been more aggressive in promoting themselves as the TikTok alternative. On top of that the US government has an incentive to keep them (Google and Meta) happy; since the US routinely spies on its own (and other countries) citizens through these companies.