Dave Lee

The TikTok US Saga Isn’t Over — It’s Just Beginning

There’s a big question of whether the joint venture, which now loses direct access to the extraordinarily talented engineering team at ByteDance Ltd., can maintain its competitive edge as homegrown rivals circle the wagons and as users look for any sign that their favorite digital space is being MAGA-fied by the app’s Trump-aligned new owners and operators. Already, on Friday, a prompt alerting users to new policies — by all accounts a standard set of terms for a social media company — set off a flurry of coverage and concern.

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