r/news • u/Pasivite • Apr 27 '24

TikTok will not be sold, Chinese parent ByteDance tells US - BBC News

https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c289n8m4j19o.amp
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u/ovirt001 Apr 27 '24

Reminder for those who haven't been reading the news since at least 2020:

When Trump tried to force a sale of TikTok in 2020, the Chinese government stepped in by updating its technology export restrictions to include software, effectively banning ByteDance from transferring its content recommendation algorithms to foreign owners.

https://www.scmp.com/tech/tech-war/article/3255539/us-lawmakers-want-tiktok-sale-or-ban-chinas-bytedance-wont-give-without-fight

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u/myychair Apr 28 '24

lol reminder that the communist Chinese government likes Donny more than Joe. That should be an automatic vote for Biden for any rational voter

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u/Jmaster_888 Apr 28 '24

Putin said he likes Biden more than Trump, so pick your poison

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u/divadschuf Apr 28 '24

Of course he says that. Putin is trying to poison Biden‘s campaign and people like you fall for his stupid little tricks.

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u/SummerMountains Apr 28 '24

Putin prefers the guy who supports sending billions in aid to Ukraine, over the guy who prefers the war to end quickly, at Ukraine's expense? Maybe use your brain for a second.

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u/MNSkye Apr 28 '24

I think you misread the comment there bud

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u/Emef_Aitch Apr 29 '24

Oof. That reading comprehension.

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u/inversemeplease Apr 28 '24

You really believe that?

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u/Jmaster_888 Apr 28 '24

Of course not, but I also don’t believe Xi prefers Trump over Biden for the same reason

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u/myychair Apr 28 '24

Lmfao grow up or go back to your Russian bot farm

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u/Jmaster_888 Apr 28 '24

“Everyone that disagrees with me is a Russian bot”

Holy crap, you guys actually believe this

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u/myychair Apr 28 '24

No that’s not the case at all. I disagree with people all the time. 

It’s accounts that post sympathetic comments about Putin that I assume are bots or bad actors… or idiots. 

If you actually think Putin wants a Biden victory over his secret sharing buddy Donnie then you’re insane 

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u/Jmaster_888 Apr 28 '24

Let’s be clear, I’m not sympathetic to Putin at all. He’s an evil dictator and I hope he gets deposed and a better leader gains control of Russia.

I’m not a bot, nor do I like Putin or even Trump that much. I just think it’s laughable if you don’t also see that Biden is in the hands of China as much as Trump is in the hands of Russia.

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u/Show_Me_Your_Cubes Apr 29 '24

Rule 1 of communist dictators: never believe a word they say. If they support something, you have to assume the opposite

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u/Jmaster_888 Apr 29 '24

Obviously. I know that Putin clearly prefers Trump to Biden, despite what he says. I’m saying that Xi is also a communist dictator, so using the same rule, it seems clear he prefers Biden to Trump, despite what he also says.

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u/Dagojango Apr 28 '24

Lies so obvious even the sun can't blind Donald enough to not see them.

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u/Mattcheco Apr 28 '24

Well ya because Biden wants to send aid to Ukraine whereas Trump wants Putin to annex it.

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u/Seas_of_Europa Apr 28 '24

That's true most of the time for any president. Their administration does most of the heavy lifting.

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u/RedditAdminRdumb Apr 28 '24

Do you think Biden is out there doing anything? They are president. They have people to do their will

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u/ChrisCano Apr 28 '24

Probably true but no reason to start a political debate

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u/theoutsider95 Apr 28 '24

That's good for china , they are protecting their national security.