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1. Ars Technica (arstechnica@mastodon.social)'s status on Friday, 15-Mar-2024 01:51:56 JST Ars Technica

   ByteDance unlikely to sell TikTok, as former Trump official plots purchase

   TikTok CEO urges users to protest bill, warns it "will lead to a ban."

   https://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2024/03/bytedance-unlikely-to-sell-tiktok-as-former-trump-official-plots-purchase/?utm_brand=arstechnica&utm_social-type=owned&utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social

   • Delric (delric@mastodon.social)'s status on Friday, 15-Mar-2024 01:54:59 JST Delric

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     @arstechnica It’s bipartisan for good reason - TikTok is compelled to allow the CCP access to anything it wants. And they already used it to spy on US journalists. China bans US apps, why would we allow a CCP spy app? They can avoid an expulsion by selling to a non-CCP entity.

     https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2022/dec/22/tiktok-bytedance-workers-fired-data-access-journalists

   • Vibuda Nimsara (vibudanimsara@mastodon.social)'s status on Friday, 15-Mar-2024 03:12:53 JST Vibuda Nimsara

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     @arstechnica United States must respect human rights and freedom.If someone doesn't like TikTok,they can avoid using it.And anyone who wants to use it should be free to use it.It must be the people's choice.That is human freedom.

     The government can impose any sanctions on ByteDance or any other company.But they can't ban tiktok in a way that people can't use it on their personal smart phones.If they do that America is the same as Russia, China and Iran.

     #tiktok #tiktokban #freedomofspeech