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1. Ars Technica (arstechnica@mastodon.social)'s status on Wednesday, 15-Jan-2025 02:18:38 JST Ars Technica

   Elon Musk could be China’s pick to buy TikTok, report says
   TikTok data could fuel xAI, the thinking goes.
   https://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2025/01/elon-musk-could-be-chinas-pick-to-buy-tiktok-report-says/?utm_brand=arstechnica&utm_social-type=owned&utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social

   • orbitalmayo 🛰️🚀🧑‍💻 (orbitalmayo@mastodon.social)'s status on Wednesday, 15-Jan-2025 02:19:33 JST orbitalmayo 🛰️🚀🧑‍💻

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     @arstechnica You know what actually, fuck it yeah, let them ban it

   • Ansel (theorynine@mastodon.social)'s status on Wednesday, 15-Jan-2025 02:21:25 JST Ansel

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     @arstechnica Big yikes 😭

   • Debra Shannon (debrashannon@mastodon.social)'s status on Wednesday, 15-Jan-2025 02:21:41 JST Debra Shannon

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     @arstechnica banning it would be better than the 2nd lady

   • Caio Bento (vrlbentoc@mastodon.social)'s status on Wednesday, 15-Jan-2025 02:21:59 JST Caio Bento

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     @arstechnica can you imagine this guy with the amount of data that TikTok has? Seriously, just ban it.

   • Bob Gray (noeman5@mastodon.social)'s status on Wednesday, 15-Jan-2025 02:42:41 JST Bob Gray

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     @arstechnica yeah and a year or two down the line when it's finally got all the bugs worked out and is running smoothly, they'll nationalize it and kick Musk to the curb while keeping any advancements he's funded.

   • Freevolt (freevolt24@mastodon.social)'s status on Wednesday, 15-Jan-2025 02:47:36 JST Freevolt

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     @arstechnica Enjoying watching America turning into Elon Musk Land.

   • Tim Zee (ilust606@mastodon.social)'s status on Wednesday, 15-Jan-2025 04:50:39 JST Tim Zee

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     @arstechnica
     Be careful what you ask for!

   • Cameron Purdy (cpurdy@mastodon.social)'s status on Wednesday, 15-Jan-2025 08:14:11 JST Cameron Purdy

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     @arstechnica Seems reasonable, since they are well aligned on destroying US civil society.