Comment by ChrisArchitect
4 days ago
What if any practical effect will this have on American users if 150M of them already have the app downloaded? A pop-up that doesn't block use of the app?
Haven't seen anything about an IP ban/block (ahem, great firewall), nothing's going to block anyone from business as usual on Sunday right?
There's no 'shut down'. And other than a bunch of misinformed users jumping over to RedNote briefly or whatever, the only difference will be an oddly American-free app for the rest of the world?
According to the article, they are voluntarily shutting down in the USA despite that not being required by the law. So yes, there is a potential shut down. Time will tell is they really do it.
Yes, you can do an IP block and you can also detect VPN clients and block those.
If the companies is barred from doing business with US users then they will be required to take reasonable steps to block those users.
> If the companies is barred from doing business with US users then they will be required to take reasonable steps to block those users.
Or what? I don't think a US-brought lawsuit would succeed in China.