On: Oracle is shutting down its ad business

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Because the US was clearly coercing them to divest it or else be banned (in the Anglosphere).

Many US social media sites are banned in China and Russia.

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Perhaps the value of TikTok is not just in monetary returns. Cut down a beautiful tree that gives fruit every year for lumber, all you are left is a pile of money.

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Obviously the value proposition is not just money, it's about projecting soft power/influence/cultural values/propaganda.