Casey NewtonThere are good reasons to force the divestiture of TikTok from ByteDance — but it could come at a very high cost, especially if China won't agree to a sale.
I tried to sort through my very mixed feelings:
John Gruber@caseynewton Your points 3 and 4 are in contradiction, no? If the U.S banning TikTok leads to a global splintering of the internet, it can’t possibly be good for YouTube or Facebook. I’d like to see what happens with some splintering like that.
@gruber my assumption is that YouTube and FB will be in the best position to navigate the splintering, since they have the most resources for lobbying and product changes. But we'll see!