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I wish but seriously the dumbest shit ever. China is not spying on your oafish american ass they literally could care less.

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[–] Hello_Kitty_enjoyer@hexbear.net 12 points 8 months ago (2 children)
[–] POKEMONGOTOTHEGULAG@hexbear.net 29 points 8 months ago (1 children)

TikTok is mandated to pay Billions to Oracle to 'audit' their code. TikTok must comply with any changes Oracle orders. For every change Oracle mandates, Oracle gets paid additional commissions.

[–] Hello_Kitty_enjoyer@hexbear.net 13 points 8 months ago (1 children)

When did this mandate come around? It's a USgov mandate right

[–] POKEMONGOTOTHEGULAG@hexbear.net 24 points 8 months ago* (last edited 8 months ago)

Yes, they are required by regulators in order to operate in the US. It happened during the Trump years when he was pushing to ban TikTok. Larry Page is a huge Trump guy.

[–] What_Religion_R_They@hexbear.net 20 points 8 months ago

To add to the other reply: as much as we call random things CIA, Oracle is literally a CIA project.