TikTok is taking the US government to court.

  • Maggoty@lemmy.world
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    7 months ago

    Because launching a defamation suit is a PR disaster for them right now. Just look at you breathlessly repeating unproven accusations from years ago. They hardly need to blow up new ones.

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      7 months ago
      1. Allowing yourself to be defamed is a PR Disaster. Suing the US Federal Government is a PR Disaster.
      2. They could have done it years ago when it hit headlines around the world, too.
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        7 months ago

        Well one of those is required if they want to stay in business and the other one hasn’t had much bearing on their US business. So I think it’s pretty self explanatory.

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          7 months ago

          It’s not. Reports of you being a threat to national security seems to have a lot of bearing when lawmakers are banning you.