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minus-squareBeej Jorgensen@lemmy.sdf.orglinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·2 months agoAFAICT, TikTok didn’t have to do anything. Looks like the law is all about preventing distribution of the app. So… why’d they shut it down?
minus-squareEch@lemm.eelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·2 months agoIt was a stunt. Incoming administration has been saying all week they were gonna “save” it. They pulled the plug temporarily as an FU to Biden and support for the incoming fascist that they know they can control better (with stunts just like this).
minus-squarelocuester@lemmy.ziplinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·edit-22 months agoTo force chaos, and so they can show the “Trump fixed this” message
AFAICT, TikTok didn’t have to do anything. Looks like the law is all about preventing distribution of the app. So… why’d they shut it down?
It was a stunt. Incoming administration has been saying all week they were gonna “save” it. They pulled the plug temporarily as an FU to Biden and support for the incoming fascist that they know they can control better (with stunts just like this).
To force chaos, and so they can show the “Trump fixed this” message