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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    can’t believe people’s insanely smug reaction to this. the government is banning an app that 100+ million americans use and presumably enjoy. that is insane, full stop.

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      This is how bad the trade war and propaganda has gotten.

      I have no hope for this nation or the useful idiots that inhabit it.

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      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.

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        Ah yes. Banning alcohol.

        That went really well.

        Ah yes. Banning drugs.

        That’s going really well.

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        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.

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        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.

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      It’s also unconstitutional. But when’s the last time anyone heard the words, “Bill of Attainder”? There’s a fairly good chance TikTok takes this to court and wins.

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        Does the Constitution apply to foreign companies? I thought it doesn’t even apply to non-residents that are not on U.S. soil.

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          It lays out the powers of our government. And it specifically says Congress can’t pass a Bill of Attainder.

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      It’s not like there’s no reason to it. Don’t be so dramatic. You can waste time on YouTube shorts, Instagram, snapchat etc…

      Rather not have genocidal dictatorships programming us