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.

  • @Gigan
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    -63 months ago

    Cool. Now do it with other Chinese owned companies

    • @[email protected]
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      3 months ago

      It is already done. They are calling it TikTok bill as propaganda, in reality this bill is not specific against TikTok but to ANY APP/WEBSITE that has at least 20% ownsership from ANYONE which resides or has business headquartered in CHINA, RUSSIA, IRAN or NORTH KOREA *

      * The list of countries is of course subject to future expansion.

      • @Bricriu
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        43 months ago

        What’s Reddit’s Tencent ownership percent?

      • @Maggoty
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        33 months ago

        Right. Sure. And there’s no war in Ba Sing Se. It’s not called the TikTok bill because it’s going to affect hundreds of companies.

      • @AnyProgressIsGood
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        -53 months ago

        That’s a good list. I like it. Propaganda clearly works best we do something

        • Ms. ArmoredThirteen
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          93 months ago

          Restricting how people interact is not how you combat propaganda. It’s how to set the stage for internal, more tightly controlled propaganda…