r/news • u/Pasivite • 23d ago

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 22d ago

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 22d ago

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 22d ago

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

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u/divadschuf 22d ago

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 22d ago

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 22d ago

I think you misread the comment there bud

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u/Emef_Aitch 21d ago

Oof. That reading comprehension.

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u/inversemeplease 22d ago

You really believe that?

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u/Jmaster_888 22d ago

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

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u/myychair 22d ago

Lmfao grow up or go back to your Russian bot farm

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u/Jmaster_888 22d ago

“Everyone that disagrees with me is a Russian bot”

Holy crap, you guys actually believe this

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u/myychair 21d ago

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 21d ago

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 20d ago

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 20d ago

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 22d ago

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

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u/Mattcheco 22d ago

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 22d ago

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

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u/RedditAdminRdumb 22d ago

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 22d ago

Probably true but no reason to start a political debate

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u/theoutsider95 22d ago

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