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The House on Wednesday passed a bill with broad bipartisan support that would force TikTok’s Chinese owner to either sell the hugely popular video app or be banned in the United States.

Republican leaders fast-tracked the bill through the House with limited debate, and it passed on a lopsided vote of 352-65, reflecting widespread backing for legislation that would take direct aim at China in an election year.

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[–] radix@lemmy.world 165 points 8 months ago (4 children)

Sketchy Chinese data brokers: 👎
Sketchy US data brokers:👍

Signed, Congress.

[–] KoalaUnknown@lemmy.world 59 points 8 months ago* (last edited 8 months ago) (2 children)

The Chinese data brokers don’t “gift” congresspersons “campaign funds”.

[–] Jaysyn@kbin.social 12 points 8 months ago

They quite literally are. Just not enough to pay for the influence liability that Tik Tok is.

[–] Kbobabob@lemmy.world 4 points 8 months ago (1 children)

Does that mean it's just the Russian ones that do?

[–] KoalaUnknown@lemmy.world 6 points 8 months ago (1 children)

Russian apps got banned with this bill too.

[–] Maggoty@lemmy.world 0 points 8 months ago (1 children)

What Russian apps?

There's only one app impacted by this. It's unconstitutional on it's face by being a bill of attainder in every way except actually including the name.

[–] KoalaUnknown@lemmy.world 3 points 8 months ago* (last edited 8 months ago) (1 children)

The bill restricts apps from China, Russian, Iran, & North Korea. It is not just about TikTok.

[–] Maggoty@lemmy.world 2 points 8 months ago

Oh yes the famous Russian and North Korean Social Media apps in the US.

This is a Bill of Attainder in everything but naming TikTok in the bill. Even if it passes judicial review it will not achieve what you guys think it will. The CCP will just buy the data and run targeted ads through X, FB, and Google. But foreign propaganda is okay as long as a wealthy American profits right?

[–] EdibleFriend@lemmy.world 14 points 8 months ago (2 children)

lol yep. we constantly talk about how horrible tik tok is but the US government who is, of course, a much bigger threat to US citizens is doing the exact same thing.

[–] trolololol@lemmy.world 4 points 8 months ago

Yep but they're more powerful and more selfish.

[–] avidamoeba@lemmy.ca 9 points 8 months ago (2 children)

Makes sense. They can control one and can't control the other.

[–] trolololol@lemmy.world 4 points 8 months ago

They ~~can control~~ are controlled by these and can't control the other.

Fixed that for you

[–] Cheems@lemmy.world 3 points 8 months ago (1 children)

I don't think they'll actually control either.

[–] SkyNTP@lemmy.ml -2 points 8 months ago

Shutting down TikTok on US soil for 99% of people is trivial to execute and sufficiently effective.

[–] Daft_ish@lemmy.world 3 points 8 months ago

If China wants my private data they are going to have to buy it from a third party like everybody else!