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[–] chronicledmonocle@lemmy.world 36 points 4 days ago

Honestly if they wanted to kill TikTok, handing it to Oracle is an easy way to do it. Everything they touch turns to shit.

[–] Ebby@lemmy.ssba.com 40 points 4 days ago* (last edited 4 days ago) (4 children)

Uh, wut? Why TF would Oracle have any interest owning a social media company?

"Our business partners overwhelmingly want a short video format social site to, uh, complement our suite of backend corporate technology solutions." - No Oracle C-level executive ever

Hahaha! What a hoot!

[–] xmunk@sh.itjust.works 16 points 4 days ago (1 children)

I believe Oracle is running analytics collection for TikTok traffic in the US. There's some weird preexisting connection between the companies though.

[–] atzanteol@sh.itjust.works 3 points 3 days ago (1 children)

TikTok runs on Oracle's cloud to have a US presence.

[–] futatorius@lemm.ee 2 points 3 days ago (1 children)

Wow. Something non-Oracle can be made to run on Oracle Cloud. Who'd have guessed?

[–] atzanteol@sh.itjust.works 5 points 3 days ago

Nobody is as shocked as Oracle.

[–] empireOfLove2@lemmy.dbzer0.com 17 points 4 days ago

Rich Asshole Ellison ran out of ways to be a dickweed to the rest of the industry he's in. So he's gotta branch out...

[–] FlyingSquid@lemmy.world 13 points 4 days ago* (last edited 4 days ago) (1 children)

It's about selling user data. It's always about selling user data. And why not diversify into that when you're a massive corporation that is fine doing anything immoral as long as it makes them money (like all massive corporations)?

Also, Oracle already tried to buy TikTok four years ago, so of course they'll try again with Trump in office.

[–] Ebby@lemmy.ssba.com 8 points 4 days ago

I did not know they tried to buy TikTok years ago! Huh!

Today I learned.

[–] sirspate@lemmy.ca 7 points 4 days ago

Prediction: It'll be a quick flip to a different buyer. Oracle is the first buyer to make it look 'okay' to the general public, before Oracle sells it to X or Meta to shore up their finances.

[–] return2ozma@lemmy.world 17 points 4 days ago* (last edited 4 days ago) (3 children)
[–] empireOfLove2@lemmy.dbzer0.com 24 points 4 days ago

One
Rich
Asshole
Called
Larry
Ellison

[–] answersplease77@lemmy.world 1 points 3 days ago

there is a 999% chance that they will censor the palestine content completely out of it

[–] mlg@lemmy.world 5 points 3 days ago (1 children)

Dear God at least give them a chance with IBM.

Oracle would use it to sue Facebook and YouTube for stealing their IP for vertical video, all while the platform combusts.

hmmmmm....

Actually on second thought.............

[–] futatorius@lemm.ee 1 points 3 days ago

Why the hell is vertical video a big deal? It's just another aspect ratio.