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President Trump says he found a group of 'very wealthy people' to buy TikTok (www.bbc.com)
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[–] archonet@lemy.lol 94 points 2 months ago (4 children)

ah, so now instead of China spying on TikTok users, it will be Russia spying on TikTok users.

[–] Shotgun_Alice@lemmy.world 35 points 2 months ago (1 children)

Na, 10 bucks says it’s Elon he saw how much mileage he got out of Twitter so why not? Just think of the new damage he could do with TikTok.

[–] ScruffyDucky@lemmy.world 46 points 2 months ago (3 children)

You mean XikXok :)

[–] ObviouslyNotBanana@lemmy.world 31 points 2 months ago

I think Xvideos.

[–] Shotgun_Alice@lemmy.world 11 points 2 months ago

Ugh, god he would do that too.

[–] Diplomjodler3@lemmy.world 4 points 2 months ago

Why not both? And the Americans too, of course.

[–] Zwuzelmaus@feddit.org 3 points 2 months ago

Or both...

[–] themurphy@lemmy.ml 45 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago) (1 children)

Ah, so now the president chooses who gets to buy which businesses, totally not choosing the ones who will cock suck him all day.

And TikTok will not be the last. Now a wealthy person can just ask the US to buy up something. Doesnt sound like Russia at all.

[–] HeyThisIsntTheYMCA@lemmy.world 3 points 2 months ago

I mean, there already was this functionality, but the rule was you couldn't disrupt the market or make a monopoly or something like that idk I've done like two mergers I'm not exactly a specialist.

[–] andallthat@lemmy.world 37 points 2 months ago

In order to make sure they were wealthy enough, I'm sure he personally tested them one by one, challenging to send him a big donation in cryptocurrencies.

That's what a committed President-slash-genius looks like!

[–] FlashMobOfOne@lemmy.world 26 points 2 months ago (1 children)

Totally, and the deal's going to happen in two weeks. Definitely two weeks.

[–] sugar_in_your_tea@sh.itjust.works 5 points 2 months ago

Yup, just like we were going to wait 2 weeks to decide whether to engage with Iran, or get trade deals during the temporary tariff lift. So much trust right now.

[–] Teal@piefed.zip 16 points 2 months ago

How profound! I would have thought a group of poor people were sure to snag it up.

[–] _chris@lemmy.world 10 points 2 months ago

Narrator: "he didn't"

[–] jasoman@lemmy.world 5 points 2 months ago

All Russias, I'm guessing

[–] AllNewTypeFace@leminal.space 4 points 2 months ago

Bet it’s the Moonies. They’re cashed up and all over right-wing politics across the world.

[–] Bebopalouie@lemmy.ca 4 points 2 months ago

Aaaaand the winner is:

A group of North Korean “business men”.

[–] NigelFrobisher@aussie.zone 3 points 2 months ago

I can’t believe he knows anybody like that. You think you know somebody…

[–] kokesh@lemmy.world 2 points 2 months ago

Hi yet your diapers have changed, cheeto.