The ban just doesn't apply to end users, but also to advertisers and content producers in the USA. That would have some impact, what is the point of distributing your app if you can't make any money on it.
> By contrast, US wanted to have their cake and eat it too - keep TikTok and gain complete control over it.
The law just specifies that it can't be owned by Chinese. A german company could buy it instead.
> And while I know basically nothing about Indian law I'm fairly certain they have a much better legal argument in the US as well.
That is making a lot of assumptions (I don't why they banned it, but I'm sure their reason must be better than the USA's...because they are India and the USA is worse?).
The ban just doesn't apply to end users, but also to advertisers and content producers in the USA. That would have some impact, what is the point of distributing your app if you can't make any money on it.
> By contrast, US wanted to have their cake and eat it too - keep TikTok and gain complete control over it.
The law just specifies that it can't be owned by Chinese. A german company could buy it instead.
> And while I know basically nothing about Indian law I'm fairly certain they have a much better legal argument in the US as well.
That is making a lot of assumptions (I don't why they banned it, but I'm sure their reason must be better than the USA's...because they are India and the USA is worse?).