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What’s real interesting is TikTok’s refusal to sell, which tells me that they think they have a very solid court case.
they’re stuck between a rock & hard place and suing is the only path left open to them
the rock): the chinese government has laws similar to the united states that will block a sale of any algorithm to a foreign enemy.
the hard place): bytedance uses the same algorithm in all of their social media companies and american tiktok is a relatively small slice of their revenue pie so it doesn’t make business sense to give their secret recipe to a competitor
they’re stuck between a rock & hard place and suing is the only path left open to them
the rock): the chinese government has laws similar to the united states that will block a sale of any algorithm to a foreign enemy.
the hard place): bytedance uses the same algorithm in all of their social media companies and american tiktok is a relatively small slice of their revenue pie so it doesn’t make business sense to give their secret recipe to a competitor