5 points
The two great issues plaguing society: fascist takeover of democratic institutions and the stupid dance app
-1 points
ByteDance saying they might rather shut it down than sell it shows that operating a silly dance app for profit was never their motive. The fact that at the mere notion of a forced sale our politicians were bombarded by death threats shows the platform was already weaponized.
The USA has less to benefit from the destruction of the USA compared to China. I wouldn’t be surprised if people’s personal data was given directly to the gangs running “Pig Butchering” scams, too.
