ZeroCool@slrpnk.net to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 1 year agoUS lawmakers vote 50-0 to force sale of TikTok despite angry calls from usersarstechnica.comexternal-linkmessage-square280fedilinkarrow-up11arrow-down10
arrow-up11arrow-down1external-linkUS lawmakers vote 50-0 to force sale of TikTok despite angry calls from usersarstechnica.comZeroCool@slrpnk.net to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 1 year agomessage-square280fedilink
minus-squarestoly@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·1 year 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-up0·1 year 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-up0·1 year 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.