Biden signs TikTok bill into law, starting clock for ByteDance to divest
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Re: Biden signs TikTok bill into law, starting clock for ByteDance to divest
#2I think the biggest effect of this is going to be that a lot of creators are about to lose a lot of money that they were generating from sponsorships: whether above or below the table.
But most will slowly migrate to other platforms due to uncertainty (users and advertisers), though it remains to be seen exactly to where.
Maybe Snap? YT Shorts is bad, as are most other “shorts as a feature” platforms where discovery UX is terrible.
Just speculation for the time being as we need to see what ByteDance decides to do. Can’t recall the exact article but I think they do plan to fight this decision.
Re: Biden signs TikTok bill into law, starting clock for ByteDance to divest
#3I think the biggest effect of this is going to be that a lot of creators are about to lose a lot of money that they were generating from sponsorships: whether above or below the table. But most will slowly migrate to other platforms due to uncertainty (users and advertisers), though it remains to be seen exactly to where. Maybe Snap? YT Shorts is bad, as are most other “shorts as a feature” platforms where discovery…
Why not to instagram?
Re: Biden signs TikTok bill into law, starting clock for ByteDance to divest
#4Maybe I'm ignorant but can somebody explain to me how the federal government can just ban TikTok? If I create an app or business can the feds just decide to ban it and it's over?
Re: Biden signs TikTok bill into law, starting clock for ByteDance to divest
#599% Invisible recently introduced me to the political concept of Noticeably Improving People's Lives (abbreviated as NIPL), which refers to how politicians get votes by making visible, positive improvements to people's lives. Not only is this bill bad policy (does nothing to protect people from foreign surveillance and violates free speech), its shit politics. All it's going to do is make the 150m Americans who use TikTok angry. So I am pretty baffled by US politicians insistence to go down this route.
Re: Biden signs TikTok bill into law, starting clock for ByteDance to divest
#6Nine months kicks the can down the road past the election. I doubt that's a coincidence.
Re: Biden signs TikTok bill into law, starting clock for ByteDance to divest
#7I can almost hear the Meta execs cackling in their bathtubs of cash.
Seriously though, this decision just feels unsubstantiated and rushed. There are so many claims of manipulation and our data being used by China via TikTok but I can't help but feel a company like Instagram does the exact same thing but it's not a Chinese company so we are just... okay with that?
Re: Biden signs TikTok bill into law, starting clock for ByteDance to divest
#8Maybe I'm ignorant but can somebody explain to me how the federal government can just ban TikTok? If I create an app or business can the feds just decide to ban it and it's over?
It's a bill of attainder, which is unconstitutional in the USA. May or may not be struck down in court.
Re: Biden signs TikTok bill into law, starting clock for ByteDance to divest
#9Maybe I'm ignorant but can somebody explain to me how the federal government can just ban TikTok? If I create an app or business can the feds just decide to ban it and it's over?
They are claiming a national security threat.
Re: Biden signs TikTok bill into law, starting clock for ByteDance to divest
#10Maybe I'm ignorant but can somebody explain to me how the federal government can just ban TikTok? If I create an app or business can the feds just decide to ban it and it's over?
They can ban foreign companies and products, they can’t do the same to Americans they would have to regulate/restrict the category of business