When I woke up, TikTok worth 3.5 trillion yuan was snatched away by the Americans! China's only internationally renowned product has died in such a foreign land. The United States has 800 hearts and minds behind this, which really makes people feel that they are full of routines that they can't guard against. In order to increase the probability of passing the "TikTok Ban Act" and completely snatch TikTok, the United States has engaged in an extremely disgusting "bundle sale". To support Ukraine, you also have to agree to sanctions against TikTok. This method is extremely cunning, because they know that the hearts of the American public are towards Ukraine, and this bill will definitely pass.
Sure enough, on April 24, the United States passed the bill with an overwhelming vote. On the 25th, under the scorching eyes of the world, Biden also signed, which is really a certainty. The content of the bill is: force TikTok to sell itself within a year and sever all ties with its parent company, ByteDance. In the vernacular, TikTok sells or dies. Free trade, once a rhetorical affair in the United States, has now become a forced buying and selling. The American Statue of Liberty is going to sneer!
Some people may not know much about TikTok, TikTok is the international version of Douyin, and ByteDance's Douyin and Toutiao are all siblings. Although TikTok is not as influential as Facebook and ins giants, it is China's first successful APP to go overseas, not just a software, it also represents China's soft power and international influence, which can be said to be the pride of our China.
How did American netizens comment on this ban, they said: The speed of the ban on TikTok in the United States is faster than the ban on guns. It is ironic that a large number of criminal and bloody cases are ignored, but they are ruthless to the APP that is widely loved by more than 100 million American netizens.
Why did the United States want to wipe out a Chinese app, even more so than chip sanctions? It's because TikTok is so successful. In the past, on traditional social platforms, everyone was too upright, and they had to keep their beauty and beauty. But TikTok has single-handedly propped up the American comedy and treasure game. The Divine Comedy, the Magical Dance, the Funny Videos – these elements are making a splash in the United States. Those leaders in the United States, while saying that they would be banned, also registered accounts to shoot videos, which looked quite schizophrenic, but they didn't care about the gossip outside, just because TikTok was so popular in the United States that it had reached the national level. Whether it is active users or average daily usage time, it far exceeds that of other giant apps. Not only is it popular in the United States, but it is also enjoyed in more than 150 countries and regions around the world. As for why it is so popular, the United States cannot explain it clearly, so it attributes it to a mysterious power in the East. It is no wonder that the United States has sanctioned Alibaba, Tencent, and these Chinese Internet giants, but it is particularly concerned about TikTok, which is simply hollowing out the mind behind the scenes!
What is the United States afraid of? Because TikTok has taken ordinary people out of the information cocoon, allowing everyone to open their eyes and see the real world! Now, about one-third of young Americans rely on TikTok to keep up with news and current affairs, and whenever there is a major news happen, TikTok will stage a truth or dare to say anything, without worrying about being blocked and deleted. A new round of Palestinian-Israeli conflict broke out, and mainstream social media in the United States stood on Israel's side. Only TikTok, because of the sensitivity of its identity, did not dare to censor comments at will, and as a result, the comment area was overwhelming with solidarity with Palestine. This situation is laughable: it turns out that those social media platforms that talk about freedom are censored official speech, and fake news is flying everywhere. TikTok, which has been labeled as "manipulating public opinion", has become a rare place to speak the truth.
Therefore, TikTok has become a thorn in the side of the United States. At first, the American internet giant wanted to copy the homework and copy another TikTok. But in the end, there was no competition. Seeing the traffic being swallowed up by TikTok step by step, the United States doesn't want to put up with it. If it's not good, then it's crooked, making a fuss about data, saying that collecting user information violates security! It sounds a little reasonable, but don't ins and facebook do this? Aren't all social platforms all over the world like this? Why are other companies unscathed, just because TikTok is so popular?
In fact, after TikTok was suppressed, it was also very forbearant and restrained, saying that it violated security, okay, then store the data center in the United States, and even ensure that Chinese employees cannot access the data of non-Chinese users. That's it, the United States is still not satisfied, it has always been aggressive, and in the end, it doesn't even want to be decent and polite, and directly robs it.
Once the forced stripping or ban in the United States is implemented, other countries such as Canada, EU member states, and Australia may also follow suit, and the subsequent chain reaction should not be underestimated. But don't think that the United States has won a big victory this time. The United States wields the big stick of banning TikTok, but it may reap the consequences and invite a triple disaster.
First of all, it is like digging one's own grave. The total population of the United States is 333 million, of which TikTok users are as high as 170 million, accounting for half of the population of the United States. TikTok has created 224,000 jobs in the U.S., and more than 5 million businesses are looking for customers through the platform. Forbes magazine has opened a new wealth list for TikTok, which lists all young entrepreneurs in the United States. This move by the United States is tantamount to cutting off the financial resources of its people.
Second, if the U.S. restricts chip exports, China may retaliate by restricting exports of rare earths to the U.S., which are key raw materials needed to make chips. Considering that China is the world's largest exporter of rare earths, this move is enough to make the U.S. tech industry miserable. Big companies such as IBM, Oracle, and Microsoft all have huge operations in China, and they will also suffer huge losses.
By 2023, TikTok will have nearly 1.6 billion global users, and the 170 million users in the United States are only a small fraction. This farce is nothing but the United States' own passion, and the US top brass is also only concerned about their own future, so what does it matter if it damages the credibility and business environment of the United States?
So what is the final fate of TikTok? Obviously, it is the most unlikely ending to sell oneself wrongedly. Chinese can't be so spineless. Zhou Shouzi also responded: We are very confident that we will continue to fight for everyone's rights in court. Behind this is likely to be a long-term back-to-back war, either win the United States in court or withdraw from the American market, and a difficult tug-of-war is about to begin. And we, of course, fully support TikTok and support it in maintaining the dignity of Chinese in the global market!