Karl Bode / Technical dirt:
The TikTok deal is the worst of all possible outcomes, transferring ownership of TikTok to Trump’s allies, while maintaining the supposedly problematic ties to China.— There have been rumors about this for a while, but it looks like the Trump TikTok deal is done, and this is kind of the worst…
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