Trump administration reportedly negotiating an Oracle takeover of TikTok https://tcrn.ch/4azJ5gB
@TechCrunch ByteDance is not going to agree to that.
@immibis @TechCrunch legally, they're currently banned. And they will shut down again in the US once they reach the end of "negotiations" with Trump. Both sides have been clear about what they want and there is no space for compromise.
@weyoun6 @immibis @TechCrunch Americans hopped over to RedNote, though it seems to have declined somewhat, and began to see that China is not what they’ve been told. I see more and more videos on YouTube showing some rather stark differences from the poorer quality of life here in the US. Add what’s happening with #deepseek and it becomes easier to see just how full of shit our (US) government and media have become.
@zenmorph @immibis @TechCrunch it's been a positive cultural interchange. However, RedNote falls under the jurisdiction of the PAFACA so its ban is forthcoming.
Busy handing out free treats to his newest sycophants, the Tech Bros. I'm sure Uncle Larry will be delighted with his gift freshly stolen or extorted, from ByteDance.
That's one way to kill it.
@TechCrunch I look forward to Ellison ruining that too.