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Mordred

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11. Wouldn't Alleviate Core Nat. Security Concerns

Reply to speak easy (Original post)

Fri Jan 17, 2025, 01:12 PM

Jan 2025

Musk is too multi-national with serious business relations and dependencies on China. Not hard to imagine that Xi could leverage these into Musk still allowing the TikTok data harvesting (among other things) to continue post-sale.

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So would you feel better if TikTok was owned by Elon Musk? [View all] speak easy Jan 2025 OP

Nope sakabatou Jan 2025 #1

He's going to end up owning it BannonsLiver Jan 2025 #2

The CCP has to approve the export of the IP. speak easy Jan 2025 #3

Yes BannonsLiver Jan 2025 #6

OP - "If Trump can convince the CCP to approve the export ..." speak easy Jan 2025 #8

It is banned in China. MichMan Jan 2025 #4

And India newdeal2 Jan 2025 #17

I won't be on it if he buys it. He will do to TikTok what he did to twitter. Autumn Jan 2025 #5

Nope, still wouldnt use it pimpbot Jan 2025 #7

Did some research - speak easy Jan 2025 #13

Hell no. n/t OneGrassRoot Jan 2025 #9

Hell no! LearnedHand Jan 2025 #10

Wouldn't Alleviate Core Nat. Security Concerns Mordred Jan 2025 #11

Um ... nativism? speak easy Jan 2025 #15

Just another wretched platform to avoid EYESORE 9001 Jan 2025 #12

TikTok will not be banned EarthAbides Jan 2025 #14

Except a lot of TT users newdeal2 Jan 2025 #20

NEVER get the red out Jan 2025 #16

Democrats voted to ban it 155 - 50 HereForTheParty Jan 2025 #18

When they still thought the tech-bros were on their side. speak easy Jan 2025 #21

Fair point HereForTheParty Jan 2025 #22

One down. Many more to go. Lemons UK Jan 2025 #19

If you wouldn't want TikTok owned by Putin why would you want it owned by Xi? mathematic Jan 2025 #23

"Somebody's got to go first." speak easy Jan 2025 #25

the only reason the Chinese floated that is to try to peel Dem backing off of this thebigidea Jan 2025 #24

The Chinese are more worried about Tarriffs speak easy Jan 2025 #27

Hell no. CentralMass Jan 2025 #26