• nucleative@lemmy.world
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      3 months ago

      Wouldn’t be surprised if there was an exceptionally well funded US startup that makes a debut before TikTok is blocked if they don’t sell. TikTok has to weigh the possibility that they can’t compete if they don’t exist.

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      3 months ago

      Everything is for sale when you are a $1T+ company. That’s why Amazon has the likes of Blink, Ring, Alexa, Anthropic, etc.

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          3 months ago

          That’s…exactly why you would get involved?

          TikTok might lose out on revenue. Why not sell your US arm for lots of money?

          This is literally one of the most widely talked-about options regarding the ban of TikTok…