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ByteDance won't sell TikTok, would rather pull it from the US (www.androidauthority.com)

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[–] Jaysyn@kbin.social 20 points 2 years ago (4 children)

If money wasn't the point, then influence was. Congress is right to shut them down.

Foreign owned, FARA-unregistered influence operations have never been a facet of "free speech" in the USA.

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[–] peopleproblems@lemmy.world 12 points 2 years ago

It's pretty weird that they'd admit it.

The smart move would have been to sell it and take the L, and use the new money to build the next thing.

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[–] Maggoty@lemmy.world 8 points 2 years ago

Money is still the point. There's an entire world outside the US.

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[+] TheUncannyObserver@lemmy.dbzer0.com 6 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago)

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[–] Specal@lemmy.world 1 point 2 years ago

They'd lose money in a sale as they'd lose their IP.

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