Dragxito@lemmy.world to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 6 months agoTikTok's CEO is feeling the pressure and users are freaking outwww.businessinsider.comexternal-linkmessage-square155fedilinkarrow-up10arrow-down10
arrow-up10arrow-down1external-linkTikTok's CEO is feeling the pressure and users are freaking outwww.businessinsider.comDragxito@lemmy.world to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 6 months agomessage-square155fedilink
minus-squareNutWrench@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·6 months agoGiven how easy it is to create shell corporations, how does any of this prevent the CCP from running TikTok through another proxy? I.e. is all this posturing just a colossal waste of time?
minus-squareButtons@programming.devlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·6 months agoI’ve been wondering the same. What prevents a few US Citizens from forming a totally new and independent company called BitDance and then ByteDance sells them TikTok for $3.99, and then BitDance hires a company from China to help consult on the algorithms they use.
Given how easy it is to create shell corporations, how does any of this prevent the CCP from running TikTok through another proxy?
I.e. is all this posturing just a colossal waste of time?
I’ve been wondering the same.
What prevents a few US Citizens from forming a totally new and independent company called BitDance and then ByteDance sells them TikTok for $3.99, and then BitDance hires a company from China to help consult on the algorithms they use.