ZeroCool@slrpnk.net to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 4 months agoUS lawmakers vote 50-0 to force sale of TikTok despite angry calls from usersarstechnica.comexternal-linkmessage-square337fedilinkarrow-up1622arrow-down116
arrow-up1606arrow-down1external-linkUS lawmakers vote 50-0 to force sale of TikTok despite angry calls from usersarstechnica.comZeroCool@slrpnk.net to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 4 months agomessage-square337fedilink
minus-squarestoly@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up19arrow-down1·4 months agoActually a court in any country can prevent a company from doing something. When you do business in a country you have to abide by their laws.
minus-squarebartolomeo@suppo.filinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up7arrow-down2·4 months agoThat’s right, I totally came off wrong. I meant that U.S. lawmakers can’t force ByteDance to sell TikTok, as the headline implies.
minus-squarestoly@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3·4 months agoThough possibly US operations could be sold off, whatever that would mean.
Actually a court in any country can prevent a company from doing something. When you do business in a country you have to abide by their laws.
That’s right, I totally came off wrong. I meant that U.S. lawmakers can’t force ByteDance to sell TikTok, as the headline implies.
Though possibly US operations could be sold off, whatever that would mean.