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		pishpash 6 months ago \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: TikTok preparing for U.S. shut-off on Sunday Yes, because it would at least show a modicum of honesty. Instead it's being done indirectly through putting a company in the hands of state-sanctioned owners. What difference does it make other than theater?

theultdev 6 months ago [–]

if they did that the US government would then be spying on US citizens by monitoring TikTok data.

how in the world would that show a modicum of honesty?

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