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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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[–] [email protected] 10 points 5 months ago (3 children)

The government also bans drugs, guns, alcohol, smoking, etc. They ban things that are perceived threats to health and safety. It's what they should be doing.

That being said, wasting their time on TikTok is fucking stupid.

[–] [email protected] 18 points 5 months ago (1 children)

Ah yes. Banning alcohol.

That went really well.

Ah yes. Banning drugs.

That's going really well.

[–] [email protected] -3 points 5 months ago (1 children)

Nothing you're saying is arguing the point...

[–] [email protected] 5 points 5 months ago

I think it's a pretty succinct argument against government bands on vice

[–] [email protected] 4 points 5 months ago (1 children)

They aren't banning a thing, they are banning a kind of a thing.

If they were banning social media you may have a point, they aren't.

[–] Jax 0 points 5 months ago

We should all hope that social media is next.

[–] [email protected] -1 points 5 months ago

Government bans drugs to imprison POC.

Government doesn't ban guns unless POC own them. If you are white you get a license to kill.

Government doesn't ban alcohol a century ago it banned poor people from having it safely.

Government never banned smoking. It makes them too much money.

Stop pretending that they give a shit. If they did we would have like freaken free fruit a veg stands on every block and cars would be speed limited.