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TikTok will not be sold, Chinese parent ByteDance tells US (www.bbc.com)

submitted 9 months ago by NightOwl to c/[email protected]

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[–] [email protected] 12 points 9 months ago (8 children)

Won't people just continue using the app? Wouldn't it be as easy as side loading future installs?

[–] [email protected] 11 points 9 months ago

I expect that Tiktok will strart distributing the app as an apk on their website.

[–] [email protected] 10 points 9 months ago

Worse. Unless they're going to start the Great American Firewall you can just go to the website.

[–] [email protected] 10 points 9 months ago (1 children)

iPhone has enormous market dominance in the US and no sideloading.

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[–] [email protected] 12 points 9 months ago* (last edited 9 months ago) (1 children)

This makes sense as there still billions of other potential users around the world. Add to that the fact that other nations like content of their own cultures in their own languages. It means even if they will feel the change the platform won't collapse because it is missing US users. Now If other countries follow in the US footsteps then it becomes a different story.

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[–] [email protected] 8 points 9 months ago

But but but... the American government HATES having a light shined on it.

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