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Discussion on: What are your thoughts on the TikTok ban and the related issues?

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Ben Halpern

I presume there are measures for enforcing sanctions that Apple and Google etc. have to follow.

Unless the USA were to implement China-esque Internet restrictions (which I assume is not on the table, and would be tremendously ironic) you wouldn't restrict TikTok's website— but TikTok is mostly just a native mobile app.

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Hemant Joshi

In India you can download TikTok from 3rd party resources but can't access it on
Indian Service provider, and if you wish to Try out VPN and this is what Lead TikTok and China Down.

Ofcourse everyone will not work hard to use application with VPN..

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Ben Sinclair

Then I guess what would happen is that a US version would appear to fill the vacuum. If it was made as a clone now it wouldn't gain traction against TikTok but if TikTok was banned, maybe it would.

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Michael Fasani

You mean like Instagram’s new ‘reel’ feature that just got released 4 days ago?? 🤔

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Michael Fasani