Comment by gpm
4 days ago
Well... yes... it's the owner the government is concerned about.
The law requires that ownership of TikTok be changed before it continues operating in the US, not that TikTok stop operating.
4 days ago
Well... yes... it's the owner the government is concerned about.
The law requires that ownership of TikTok be changed before it continues operating in the US, not that TikTok stop operating.
Right, I guess I'm agreeing with you that social media is an effective propaganda machine (they're ad companies and what is an ad but propaganda to buy a product) and the US Govt wants one where they set the tone.
I was disagreeing with GP that seemed to act like TikTok was uniquely a propaganda engine
I think the fact that the PRC would rather burn it all down rather than allow it to be sold speaks volumes that it's not about TikTok as a business venture.
It's also possible that the US market just isn't as valuable or profitable to TikTok/ByteDance as we assume.