While the whole situation is shitty, I find it hard to believe a massive company would shut down services for 12 hours, losing millions in revenue and likely millions of users, all as a PR stunt for a foreign leader.
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I think people are making this almost more nefarious than it probably is.
TikTok turned it off because they had to. Trump alluded to not enforcing the law, so I think they decided to shoot their shot and say “we are turning this back on because Donny Boy said we are good. THANK YOU for not coming after us!”
As more of a “forcing function” that basically 1. Gives trump credit for this which strokes his ego 2. Makes trump look bad and somewhat insulates them from him immediately turning it back off.
A couple things: I don’t think trump gives a FUCK about TikTok. Not enforcing this law causes a constitutional issue because congress passed it and the SC upheld it.
Isn’t the “not enforcing the law” stance, the position Republicans took when impeaching Mayorkas?
I really doubt it. Trump just did the obvious, grabbed the low hanging fruit, and contradicted the Biden administration because that’s all he can do. No conspiracy needed; that would afford trump forethought and cunning he isn’t capable of. He can’t think past his next Big Mac or tweet.
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