UPDATE 1/20: TRUMP EXECUTIVE ORDER: SELL TIKTOK TO US OR WE'RE TARIFFING CHINA. You have 75 days!!!!

[Canon]

Being controlled by China is good or better?

we don't care nikka

 

[horizon]

Democrats aren't cultists like Republicans, so your second point is false.

The point is Trump tried to ban it for years but is now switching up because TikTok's CEO is sucking up to him and the misinformation spread on the app did play a small role in helping him win last year.

The President is the head of his party. If he says something, the vast majority of democrats would've followed. No, he didn't try "for years" he tried in 2020 when he was incredibly unpopular and on his way to losing an election. It's almost like banning TikTok is unpopular or something.

Misinformation isn't why it was banned unless pro-Palestine content is misinformation.

 

[Seoul Gleou]

ByteDance, the company behind TikTok, is Chinese

TikTok is often associated with China because its parent company, ByteDance, is a Chinese tech company headquartered in Beijing. However, TikTok operates as a global platform with distinct features and management designed to appeal to international markets. Here are some reasons TikTok isn't fully considered "Chinese":

1. Global Operations

TikTok is run by TikTok Inc., a separate subsidiary that operates outside of China.

The app is tailored to international audiences, while its Chinese counterpart, Douyin, serves the domestic Chinese market and complies with China's internet regulations.


2. Data Storage

TikTok claims to store user data on servers outside of China, with primary data centers located in countries such as the United States and Singapore. This is done to address concerns about Chinese government access to user data.


3. Corporate Structure

ByteDance has sought to create distance between TikTok and its Chinese roots by setting up separate entities, including TikTok's headquarters in Los Angeles and Dublin.

The company has hired executives and staff from around the world to reinforce its global identity.


4. Regulatory Differences

TikTok operates under the laws of the countries in which it is available. Douyin, by contrast, operates within the framework of strict Chinese censorship laws, meaning the content on the two platforms is vastly different.


5. Target Market

TikTok is designed and marketed for global users, with features, content moderation, and algorithms tailored to international audiences.

Douyin and TikTok, despite having similar interfaces, have separate ecosystems and are not interoperable.

 

[Wild self]

This country is a fukking joke. Media is a fukkin joke. White people are fukkin jokes. @Pazzy is a fukkin joke. @ORDER_66 is a fukkin joke.

Both y'all nikkas need y'all Jaws broken toothless. fukkin fakkits.

Start gun clapping at them bums.

 

[The Realist Perspective]

ByteDance, the company behind TikTok, is Chinese

TikTok is banned in china so what are we really discussing here?

 

[King Static X]

TikTok is banned in china so what are we really discussing here?

And? That's irrelevant. It's still a Chinese-owned app.

 

[King Static X]

The President is the head of his party. If he says something, the vast majority of democrats would've followed. No, he didn't try "for years" he tried in 2020 when he was incredibly unpopular and on his way to losing an election. It's almost like banning TikTok is unpopular or something.

Misinformation isn't why it was banned unless pro-Palestine content is misinformation.

No. Most Democrats in Congress supported banning TikTok because of concerns over it being Chinese-owned. It has nothing to do with Biden.

Did you read what I said? Trump doesn't want it banned anymore because misinformation spread on TikTok did partially help him win (and the CEO is glazing Trump). Palestine is irrelevant to this conversation.

 

[br82186]

Nobody is dumb enough to really fall for this right?

N-gga we're a nation of fccking retards

 

[Seoul Gleou]

And? That's irrelevant. It's still a Chinese owned app.

No it's very relevant. They made the distinction in front of the intelligence committee in a famously embarrassing, for Tom Cotton, way.

Not only that, you seem to be okay with Meta literally selling our shyt and influencing our elections for the Russians. What has tiktok done that even kind of approaches that breach in security and user data

 

[br82186]

dude been winding up for years and they still walked into it

This bytch did the real life version of the finger poke of doom

 

[WaveMolecules]

Trump won the popular vote and electoral college talking about all the shyt he was gonna do regardless of laws

the people have spoken

yeah cuz theyre stupid cult members. whats your point? fukk them and trumps mother

 

[br82186]

Tom Cotton is threatening

All granstanding

 

[King Static X]

No it's very relevant. They made the distinction in front of the intelligence committee in a famously embarrassing, for Tom Cotton, way.

Not only that, you seem to be okay with Meta literally selling our shyt and influencing our elections for the Russians. What has tiktok done that even kind of approaches that breach in security and user data

TikTok is known in China as Douyin (which came before TikTok and is also owned by ByteDance).

The reason why the international TikTok is "banned" in China is because the Chinese government doesn't want their citizens to be able to directly interact online with Westerners and other foreigners. China has it's own social media bubble of apps for this reason.

 

[Pull Up the Roots]

Why are so many CEOs clowns and caving in to Trump?

Also I just deleted TikTok because why was mfers om video crying knowing it was gonna come back a few hours later.

Tax cuts, deregulation, government subsidies, you name it. Trump is powerfully corrupt, and incredibly susceptible to influence and bribery.

 

[Jesus H. Christ]

TikTok is banned in china so what are we really discussing here?

It's not banned. The servers are split therefore they have their own version vs the rest of the world.