QuantumSpecter@lemmy.world to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 6 months agoWas the whole TikTok drama a bait-and-switch to make Trump look good?www.independent.co.ukexternal-linkmessage-square116fedilinkarrow-up11arrow-down10
arrow-up11arrow-down1external-linkWas the whole TikTok drama a bait-and-switch to make Trump look good?www.independent.co.ukQuantumSpecter@lemmy.world to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 6 months agomessage-square116fedilink
minus-squareBogasse@lemmy.mllinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·6 months agoAnd didn’t they explicitly state that they went down because “the US government is not working on a solution”, 12h before this government changed?
minus-squareatrielienz@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·edit-26 months agoYes. https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/clyeer3qp12o It said that unless the government immediately stepped in to assure the video app it would not be punished for violating the looming ban, it would be “forced to go dark on January 19”.<<
And didn’t they explicitly state that they went down because “the US government is not working on a solution”, 12h before this government changed?
Yes. https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/clyeer3qp12o