Zachary Cutlip on Nostr: Just saying this again because the news is so bad at covering basic facts: TikTok is ...
Just saying this again because the news is so bad at covering basic facts: TikTok is NOT required to shut down in the US
App stores are required to delist the app in the US, but existing users would be allowed to keep using it
TikTok blocking US users is strictly performative
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