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		JKCalhoun on Jan 19, 2025 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: TikTok goes dark in the US That doesn't follow. A third option is: shut down, wait for the pushback and for things to return to how they were before. And it might just be working.

scarab92 on Jan 19, 2025 [–]

There's no guarantee that will happen, and even if it does, TikTok will likely have lost marketshare by being unavailable for a period of time.

A financially motivated actor would have avoided the damage by spinning it out. They likely could have even kept a large minority share.

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