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Donald Trump expected to try to halt US TikTok ban, allies say

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  1. teaearlgraycold
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    Funny enough everyone I know in the states that works for TikTok was looking forward to severance pay. The US employees have been in a state of impending shut down so they've been completely...

    Funny enough everyone I know in the states that works for TikTok was looking forward to severance pay. The US employees have been in a state of impending shut down so they've been completely checked out. I know someone that had a meeting in London and decided to tack on a month long trip across Europe while "working" at the same time. HBO's Silicon Valley is a documentary, not satire.

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    stu2b50
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    A somewhat interesting reversal, given that he tried to ban it in his term. Maybe some quid pro quos under the table? Or maybe he just realizes that Republicans are much better at non-traditional...

    A somewhat interesting reversal, given that he tried to ban it in his term. Maybe some quid pro quos under the table? Or maybe he just realizes that Republicans are much better at non-traditional media than democrats - let them keep “Pokémon go to the polls”ing.

    It makes me doubt the 20% tariffs. There probably will be tariffs, but not 20%.

    This could arguably be in tech, although there’s nothing really to do with tech specifically.

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    1. DefinitelyNotAFae
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      He flipped back in like, March when some billionaire who owns 15% of Bytedance talked with him. I still think the whole law was stupid, but I don't want him attempting to overturn it out of hand...

      He flipped back in like, March when some billionaire who owns 15% of Bytedance talked with him. I still think the whole law was stupid, but I don't want him attempting to overturn it out of hand either if that's a brand new violation of the law.

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      Fiachra
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      Maybe he even just saw how unpopular it was.

      Maybe he even just saw how unpopular it was.

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      1. teaearlgraycold
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        Dictators still need to keep their base happy.

        Dictators still need to keep their base happy.

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