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Banning TikTok could also get a lot of other apps banned (qz.com)
4 points by mikece on March 15, 2024 | hide | past | favorite | 1 comment


> Nobody actually knows who’s covered by this bill,” said Eric Goldman

Um... did he just not read the text of the law? It's pretty straightforward, and unless your company is owned by Iran, Russia, North Korea or China you don't fall under the scope of this law. It also isn't a ban, it's a forced divestiture, ending in a ban only if that law is ignored.

This simply isn't the slippery slope some people seem desperate to paint.




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