How a US TikTok Ban Could Hurt Apple - MOSK: 03.18.2024

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🗓️ 18 March 2024

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0:00.0	This is Mac OSKIN. How a Tik-Tong band could hinder Apple, lots of lawsuit news,
0:14.0	and an interesting new store for an old Macbook air.
0:18.0	It is Monday, the 18th of March 2024.
0:22.0	I'm Kan Ray and this is news from Maco West can brought to you
0:29.2	by yours truly and sponsored by Manscaped.
0:33.0	Get 20% off plus free shipping with code MacoS Ken
0:38.0	at manscaped.com.
0:41.0	This show is also supported by people like you, patrons through Patreon.
0:49.0	Find out more and that your support at patreon.com slash Maco-Scat. Have you been
0:59.8	paying attention to moves in Congress to force a sale or ban of the video social network
1:05.4	Tik-Toc here in the States. I'll be honest I've been paying attention to the
1:10.0	U.S. centric politics of it without tracking any ramifications for Apple.
1:17.1	Silly me.
1:18.8	A piece from the website The Street has analysts like Deepwater Management Principal Gene Munster and Wedbush analyst
1:25.8	Daniel Ives indicating that the US government messing with Tik Toc here could easily lead to the Chinese government messing with Apple and other US tech firms there.
1:38.3	In case you've been paying no attention, the street says the house on Wednesday voted 352 to 65 in favor of a bill that would give
1:46.7	Tik-Toc Chinese parent company Bight Dance 180 days to divest the app or face a ban.
1:55.0	It still has to go through the Senate, which is expected to take longer to decide the issue.
2:00.5	They vote the same way as the House though.
2:03.0	President Biden says he will sign the bill.
2:07.0	Should that happen?
2:08.5	Deepwaters Munsters says Chinese leadership will argue US tech companies are using their products to spy on the Chinese.
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