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Steven Maurer

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8. I doubt it would go like that...

Reply to hunter (Reply #7)

Sun Apr 28, 2024, 12:16 AM

Apr 28

...but it would be trivially easy for ISPs to refuse to handle traffic from their overseas servers. You would still be able to connect to them using a VPN, but most people won't bother.

I expect that all that will happen will be that people will switch over to YouTube shorts. It's the same basic functionality, if a bit less prurient than some big-chested 18 year old girl in a bikini jumping up and down on a beach for 1.5 million "likes", which is TikTok's usual content.

Not a big loss either way.

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ByteDance would rather close down TikTok in the US than sell it if it fails to fight potential US ban in court [View all] BumRushDaShow Apr 27 OP

What does "close down" mean? JoseBalow Apr 27 #1

Remain Chinese-owned, just not available in the US Steven Maurer Apr 27 #2

Is the U.S.A. going to build a "Great Wall" around its internet as China has? hunter Apr 27 #7

I doubt it would go like that... Steven Maurer Apr 28 #8

People are invested in TikTok, as they are in Twitter. hunter Apr 28 #9

Twitter hasn't been outlawed, like TikTok has Steven Maurer Apr 28 #18

That brings up a thought... The Grand Illuminist Apr 28 #17

If the app is banned Shermanator Apr 27 #3

That is not correct JoseBalow Apr 27 #5

Correct madville Apr 28 #13

"Only the most technically inept and lazy" madville Apr 28 #12

The language of the bill Avalon Sparks Apr 28 #14

Personally I think the stance by the US over this is simply absurd as it's little more than a messaging app. cstanleytech Apr 27 #4

I find it hard to believe that the geniuses at Google and MicroSoft can't figure out or approximate the TicToc algorithm Earth-shine Apr 27 #6

Of course the CCP would do that. The CCP doesn't want to give up his PsyOp App to anyone AZLD4Candidate Apr 28 #10

This is going to be like as if the Dems cut social security LuvLoogie Apr 28 #11

It's really fascinating how many different takes there on this even on DU jgmiller Apr 28 #15

"Threads which is pretty much a clone, nobody uses it" BumRushDaShow Apr 28 #16