TikTok CEO expects to defeat US ban: 'We aren't going anywhere'

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SO, a threat. Of course. Just feeding into the idea that it's an adversary running the thing.

Why not restrict it everything to be local server and have IT monitor and restrict traffic outside the country

Does he seriously think the US SCOTUS is going to override the will of 79 senators, for the sake of a company with documented ties to the Chinese Communist Party?

If I was a senator, I would consider that almost treasonous. Frankly, even if you disagree with the vote, a democracy can and should be able to make such judgement calls. At that rate, the CCP should be able to buy beachfront property in California, ship military and nuclear weapons to the property, and claim that we can’t stop them because they paid the import fees.

> Literally what else could he possibly say in this situation?

The strongest move might have been business as usual. He doesn’t have public stockholders to appease. And his users aren’t going anywhere. The only case I can see for this statement is he doesn’t totally expect to win in court and needs to politicise the question as a back-up.