ByteDance won't sell TikTok, would rather pull it from the USDragxito@lemmy.world to Technology@lemmy.world – 595 points – 2 months agoandroidauthority.com186Post a CommentPreviewYou are viewing a single commentView all commentsIf 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.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.Money is still the point. There's an entire world outside the US.They'd lose money in a sale as they'd lose their IP.1 more...
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.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.Money is still the point. There's an entire world outside the US.They'd lose money in a sale as they'd lose their IP.1 more...
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.
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.
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.
Money is still the point. There's an entire world outside the US.
They'd lose money in a sale as they'd lose their IP.