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US lawmakers vote 50-0 to force sale of TikTok despite angry calls from users (arstechnica.com)
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[โ€“] [email protected] 9 points 8 months ago (2 children)

You have a misunderstanding of how China's government operates. It does not matter how much stake the government holds, companies just cannot say no to the government's request. Otherwise you will be disappeared. See Alibaba for example.

Remember, China does not have a democracy.

[โ€“] [email protected] -5 points 8 months ago

That's literally the same thing the us government is doing here....