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Brian Fung | @[email protected] @b_fung

I asked Christian Davis, a CFIUS expert at Akin Gump. He told me it’s not clear what mechanism could work. Maybe Tr… https://t.co/0pZZoMFWSJ — PolitiTweet.org

Posted Sept. 18, 2020 Hibernated
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Brian Fung | @[email protected] @b_fung

The restrictions taking effect on Sunday had to be noticed in advance (hence today’s announcement), and still must… https://t.co/eSJ2mwokqi — PolitiTweet.org

Posted Sept. 18, 2020 Hibernated
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Brian Fung | @[email protected] @b_fung

Third, the precise mechanism by which they might claw back the app store restrictions under these tight time constraints isn’t obvious. — PolitiTweet.org

Posted Sept. 18, 2020 Hibernated
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Brian Fung | @[email protected] @b_fung

Second, any deal must still be approved by the Chinese government, so that’s an additional layer of complexity. — PolitiTweet.org

Posted Sept. 18, 2020
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Brian Fung | @[email protected] @b_fung

First, as I wrote here, the timing is real tight on the US side (it was when this piece first published and is incr… https://t.co/LzdQ1eXqqf — PolitiTweet.org

Posted Sept. 18, 2020 Hibernated
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Brian Fung | @[email protected] @b_fung

Seeing lots of tweets that simply assume if Trump blesses the Oracle-ByteDance deal in the next couple days, the sk… https://t.co/VOUeUjFpGi — PolitiTweet.org

Posted Sept. 18, 2020 Hibernated
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Brian Fung | @[email protected] @b_fung

Sen. Blumenthal writes to AT&T CEO John Stankey urging him to reconsider plans to offer ad-subsidized cellphone pla… https://t.co/yfp7PX9uYo — PolitiTweet.org

Posted Sept. 18, 2020
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Brian Fung | @[email protected] @b_fung

@ScottNover You know, the thing for The Youths — PolitiTweet.org

Posted Sept. 18, 2020
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Brian Fung | @[email protected] @b_fung

Never used TikTok before but are thinking of downloading it now in light of the coming ban? Let’s talk — my DMs are open. — PolitiTweet.org

Posted Sept. 18, 2020 Hibernated
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Brian Fung | @[email protected] @b_fung

Here’s everything we know about what’ll happen to TikTok on Sunday night. (TL;DR get it while you can) https://t.co/bzaJZMacLe — PolitiTweet.org

Posted Sept. 18, 2020 Hibernated
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Brian Fung | @[email protected] @b_fung

RT @attackerman: Only 👏🏻 American 👏🏻 companies 👏🏻 should 👏🏻 exploit your data 👏🏻 provide the government with access to it👏🏻 and construct s… — PolitiTweet.org

Posted Sept. 18, 2020 Retweet Hibernated
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Brian Fung | @[email protected] @b_fung

TikTok’s response to the Commerce restrictions: https://t.co/s8k5WJYZJY — PolitiTweet.org

Posted Sept. 18, 2020 Hibernated
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Brian Fung | @[email protected] @b_fung

Ball’s in your court, Mark Zuckerberg — PolitiTweet.org

Vanessa Pappas @v_ness

@mosseri We agree that this type of ban would be bad for the industry. We invite Facebook and Instagram to publicly… https://t.co/GMGqvYjtLT

Posted Sept. 18, 2020 Hibernated
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Brian Fung | @[email protected] @b_fung

I asked Commerce officials to respond to the notion that preventing users from downloading security updates undermines security, as some experts have argued. One official dismissed it as “simplistic criticism.” More 👇 https://t.co/8H028veKUU — PolitiTweet.org

Posted Sept. 18, 2020 Hibernated
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Brian Fung | @[email protected] @b_fung

The restrictions *exclude* last-mile ISPs like Comcast or Verizon, and instead target back-end transactions over CDNs and under peering and transit agreements. — PolitiTweet.org

Posted Sept. 18, 2020 Hibernated
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Brian Fung | @[email protected] @b_fung

Users who've already downloaded the apps can continue using them, the officials said, though WeChat users may experience interruptions and outages as a result of the Department’s additional restrictions placed on internet infrastructure companies. — PolitiTweet.org

Posted Sept. 18, 2020 Hibernated
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Brian Fung | @[email protected] @b_fung

Senior Commerce officials just finished briefing the press. They confirmed that after Sunday night — i.e. midnight Monday morning — TikTok and WeChat will be “deplatformed” from app stores, including the Apple and Google app stores. — PolitiTweet.org

Posted Sept. 18, 2020 Hibernated
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Brian Fung | @[email protected] @b_fung

On Fox Business, Wilbur Ross says the TikTok restrictions will simply prevent users from downloading updates, implying they’ll still be able to use the app. https://t.co/C3X4Lq2dLI — PolitiTweet.org

Posted Sept. 18, 2020 Hibernated
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Brian Fung | @[email protected] @b_fung

Who needs coffee when you can have government technology bans before the bell? — PolitiTweet.org

Posted Sept. 18, 2020 Hibernated
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Brian Fung | @[email protected] @b_fung

More on the latest here: https://t.co/C3X4Lq2dLI — PolitiTweet.org

Posted Sept. 18, 2020
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Brian Fung | @[email protected] @b_fung

Commerce Dept. outlines forthcoming restrictions on TikTok and WeChat, saying as of Sunday, neither app can be distributed or maintained on mobile app stores: https://t.co/9jEsBhPJt2 — PolitiTweet.org

Posted Sept. 18, 2020 Hibernated
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Brian Fung | @[email protected] @b_fung

"Troye is the first Trump administration official who worked extensively on the coronavirus response to forcefully speak out against Trump,” @jdawsey1 writes https://t.co/ZITQsSD5Qn — PolitiTweet.org

Posted Sept. 17, 2020 Hibernated
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Brian Fung | @[email protected] @b_fung

TikTok's global operation is expected to file for an IPO in about 12 months, seeking to be listed on a US stock exchange: https://t.co/ijAmdqOwOx — PolitiTweet.org

Posted Sept. 17, 2020 Hibernated
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Brian Fung | @[email protected] @b_fung

The US government would play a role in approving members of TikTok’s board; one of the board members is to be a security expert with a top-secret clearance. https://t.co/ijAmdqOwOx — PolitiTweet.org

Posted Sept. 17, 2020 Hibernated
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Brian Fung | @[email protected] @b_fung

Walmart could still have a role to play but no final decisions have been made. Cabinet officials including Mnuchin, Ross and Barr are said to be supportive of the deal; Pompeo was undecided until today and told Trump he’s comfortable with it. https://t.co/ijAmdqOwOx — PolitiTweet.org

Posted Sept. 17, 2020 Hibernated
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Brian Fung | @[email protected] @b_fung

A person familiar with the TikTok deal tells me the government sent a new term sheet to ByteDance & Oracle last night. The revised deal still has ByteDance as majority shareholder, with Oracle hosting TikTok data and reviewing its code for security. https://t.co/ijAmdqOwOx — PolitiTweet.org

Posted Sept. 17, 2020 Hibernated
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Brian Fung | @[email protected] @b_fung

RT @leah_nylen: From me: About 65 percent of likely U.S. voters think the economic power held by tech companies like Amazon, Google, Facebo… — PolitiTweet.org

Posted Sept. 17, 2020 Retweet Hibernated
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Brian Fung | @[email protected] @b_fung

Also supporting the filing was reddit co-founder @alexisohanian, who said the FCC’s decision to roll back its national #netneutrality rules puts the technology and startup ecosystem at risk: https://t.co/y7WtPH17I0 https://t.co/pCGmigYnC1 — PolitiTweet.org

Posted Sept. 17, 2020 Hibernated
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Brian Fung | @[email protected] @b_fung

Last night California’s @AGBecerra filed against the Trump administration’s effort to block the state’s #netneutrality law, bringing everyone’s favorite tech policy issue to the front burner again: https://t.co/3sAv7wKTE2 https://t.co/SEownga44p — PolitiTweet.org

Posted Sept. 17, 2020 Hibernated
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Brian Fung | @[email protected] @b_fung

@AlexKoppelman It’s funny that she thinks your Slack messages are funny — PolitiTweet.org

Posted Sept. 17, 2020