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TikTok will not be sold, Chinese parent ByteDance tells US (www.bbc.com)

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[–] [email protected] 17 points 6 months ago (2 children)

Sure. Ignoring that this started in 2020 during Trump's presidency.

[–] [email protected] 9 points 6 months ago (1 children)

And back then the Republicans were the party screaming about banning TikTok.

Now that israel is involved this became a lot less partisan very quickly.

[–] [email protected] 5 points 6 months ago

Yes. This has been ongoing since TikTok acquired musical.ly. The CFIUS didn’t care as much until it became popular. TikTok has tried to comply, so why isn’t the CFIUS and there considerations being heeded?