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I don't think it's accurate to say Biden is banning it. The vote in the House was very bipartisan. R's were like 92% in favor and D's more like 75%. Yes: 1
by tedd4u 2y ago
I don't think it's accurate to say Biden is banning it. The vote in the House was very bipartisan. R's were like 92% in favor and D's more like 75%.
Yes: 155 D + 197 R
No: 50 D + 15 R
On Monday the White House clarified its position:
"We do not want to ban apps like TikTok. What we want – and what the
legislation we support would do – is ensure that TikTok becomes owned by an
American company so that our and our children's sensitive personal data stays
here instead of going to China and so that Americans' understandings and
views can't be manipulated by algorithms potentially controlled by the PRC."
- hot_gril 2y agoThe bill gives the US President, currently Biden, the ability to designate social media apps as sufficiently popular and its owning nation as adversarial, mandating a forced sale. Biden approved the law and chose to use it on TikTok. So you could say it's to be sold or else banned (and China has already said they won't sell), but anyway it's in Biden's hands.
- dvhh 2y agoDoes that that would apply to any foreign country owned website ?
- gosub100 2y agoso they want to outsource to nations where paucity of labor and environmental laws give corporations higher margins, but is ready to force a ban if US laws cannot control the narrative and influence people. Okay
- BeFlatXIII 2y ago> The vote in the House was very bipartisan. That's a sure sign the citizens are getting screwed.