Alex on Nostr: nprofile1q…e9wrc You’re probably right that they’ll try for the profits despite ...

nprofile1qy2hwumn8ghj7un9d3shjtnddaehgu3wwp6kyqpqlse4pfx8qmlw529cl8xq4xdz2n80yjla3a6k5yvvva78udm05uvsce9wrc (nprofile…9wrc) You’re probably right that they’ll try for the profits despite the hurdles. There’s some disagreement on how vital the US market is to TikTok tho; the NYT calls the ban a big blow b/c of the value of US users (https://www.nytimes.com/2025/01/17/technology/tiktok-ban-bytedance.html) but Ryan Broderick has said TikTok is more like an Amazon competitor than an Instagram one (https://www.garbageday.email/p/tiktok-doesn-t-need-america) and thus doesn’t need the US b/c Americans don’t “get” social shopping. The second seems a little flippant but who knows…