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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] 6 points 5 months ago* (last edited 5 months ago) (1 children)

I simply don’t agree that kind of power is more acceptable in the hands of a country like China

Nobody said that Tiktok is more acceptable, just that the American ones that are given free rein are just as unacceptable.

Come to think of it, though, the American ones are a bigger threat, simply by virtue of spying on a larger userbase than Tiktok currently has.

And if you think the likes of Facebook, Twitter and Google aren't beholden to foreign governments such as the ones of India, Israel and yes China too, just because they're headquartered in the US, you clearly don't know much about how they operate.