[ceejayoz]

It needn't be a perfect comparison to be a useful one.

[bluefishinit]

It's not useful though. I actually think it's very cool that TikTok got a bunch of young people to contact their representatives. If this ban goes through, the political blowback is going to be extreme. It will be like the Streisand effect x100,000,000.

[stale2002]

> If this ban goes through, the political blowback is going to be extreme.

Its not a ban. Whats going to happen is that tiktok will divest.

Kids will continue to have their social media.

[bluefishinit]

> What’s more, divestiture would require Beijing’s approval. Last year, the Chinese government said it opposed a forced sale.

https://www.msn.com/en-us/money/markets/house-passes-tiktok-...

[stale2002]

If tiktok wants to leave the US, that would be their decision.

Blame them for not following the law.

That's no different from anyone else deciding to just leave the app store, or the USA, because they don't want to pay taxes or something.

Companies stop doing business in certain countries for all sorts of reasons.

[bluefishinit]

TikTok's users will know who to blame: the US government. There would have been no problem at all before this bill got pushed through (if passed).

[stale2002]

Once again, laws effect companies all the time.

This isn't new or an out there thing.

Some companies leave because they don't want to pay high taxes, or for numerous other reasons.

All tiktok has to do is follow the law and they won't be banned.

But if they don't, well that's their decision as well.

[ceejayoz]

> I actually think it's very cool that TikTok got a bunch of young people to contact their representatives.

I don't think that's the concern.