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To: RandFan

This has been the obvious conclusion for days. Everybody, especially Zuckerberg, wanted to ban TikTok and buy the smoking ashes cheap at the fire sale.

And what strange bedfellows. Dems and Repubs alike are all over the map in favor of or against the ban.

Even Trump has flip-flopped. First he was for the ban. Now he’s against it.


3 posted on 03/16/2024 7:17:59 PM PDT by Responsibility2nd (A truth that’s told with bad intent, Beats all the lies you can invent ~ Wm. Blake)
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To: Responsibility2nd

They have a lot of people doing their bidding in Congress.

Follow the money as they say


4 posted on 03/16/2024 7:19:30 PM PDT by RandFan
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To: Responsibility2nd; All

Just finished the article

Ironically Mnuchin’s fund he set up is comprised of Saudi investors.

He could therefore under the proposed law be considered foreign adversary or influenced!


6 posted on 03/16/2024 7:21:44 PM PDT by RandFan
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To: Responsibility2nd

>First he was for the ban. Now he’s against it.

Donald has realised they can come for Truth Social and X (Elon Musk) under this broad law.

If they really want TikTok divested it would be a one line bill mentioning the company and that’s it.

Instead they’ve got this vague legislation which they’re peddling.

It’s a sham.


8 posted on 03/16/2024 7:26:57 PM PDT by RandFan
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To: Responsibility2nd
Everybody, especially Zuckerberg, wanted to ban TikTok and buy the smoking ashes cheap at the fire sale.

With big tech, this type of stuff never works. When Canada passed the the Online News Act, Google just removed links to Canada news sites, rather than comply with Canadian law.

I expect the same thing with TikTok. They'll just leave the US market, rather than sell their shares at a fire sale.

9 posted on 03/16/2024 7:29:14 PM PDT by Right_Wing_Madman
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