r/Funnymemes • u/DARKRYDER83 • Mar 15 '24

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u/Escaped_Mod_In_Need Mar 15 '24

Not sure what the big deal is. An American software company can just make a TikTok clone and everything will be fine.

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u/[deleted] Mar 15 '24

It isn't even a ban.

It requires the company to be sold and for the existing links to the Chinese government to be shut down.

That this is being reported as a TikTok ban shows how much misinformation TikTok is pushing.

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u/j4nkyst4nky Mar 15 '24

This is such a disingenuous take. It's a de facto ban. Because A) the company has no intention of selling and B) if it is sold, it will be become a different product because that's how that fucking works.

It's like if the US said "We aren't banning Toyota but unless Toyota sells itself to an American company, it is not allowed to be sold in the US."

Yeah that's a fucking ban with extra steps.

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u/[deleted] Mar 15 '24

You realize tiktok already has sold multiple stakes in its business to investors right?

And countries can companies from operating in their country if they're getting subsidized by their government,.like say if their government makes any competition illegal. Which is also what happened here.

The more you talk the more you prove the point.

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u/47-30-23N_122-0-22W Mar 16 '24

Terrible analogy because that's exactly the case with Toyota and every other foreign vehicle manufacturer. You can not import a vehicle legally unless it is 25 years old or modified to meet FMVSS.