House passes bill to force the sale of TikTok from Chinese owners

Fallout occurred after the House of Representatives passed legislation over the weekend that could see the app banned in the U.S. if ByteDance doesn’t sell the popular app within a year.

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[heatheran]

So FB takes our data and that's ok....

[enckidoofalling]

“Nobody’s gonna beat up my little sister but me”

[Duneswalker]

It wouldn't be a terrible idea for us to encourage the upcoming generations to get more tangible useful jobs

[Aria.Mtz]

Data All of our information is out there even if we don’t use any of the social media platforms anyway !
With so many important issues affecting our country and the government it’s focusing on a social media platform

[garnetrose]

No one in power gives a damn about what We Americans want !

[Undefined]

Aww all those poor influencers that do absolutely nothing but make stupid faces and act really dumb for tons of money.

[Deathscroll]

US companies seek our data to foreign nations anyway so what the hell are they talking about😂😂😂😂

[Donald-zh]

If they were really concerned about national security then they would Close The Border!

[Prphcy-kz]

😂😂😂 sell to a U.S owner so the U.S owner can snoop on its users.

[faraboverubieskerry]

So are we supposed to feel sorry for people making a living on TikTok? Switch to Youtube or figure something else out. We need to ban everything that is contributing to the shorter and shorter attention spans of people in society.

[valevisa]

If it's Chinese, is spying on users.100 %

[fizzyfee]

Lmao at all these comments against Tik Tok, yet your data is already seized by Youtube, Facebook, Instagram, Pinterest ... etc etc

[dubbstyle]

Then ban Facebook, Instagram, YouTube, and every other social media app.

[KateeKirkseyy]

This is a move for Elon to make BIG TIME!

[adoreivette]

How ca. You force someone to sell you something? We are bullies and this proves it. They want another wealthy American to take control to get more wealthy. This has nothing to do with breach but more to do with obtaining more qealthTik tok gets on my nerves but that falls on the parents who allow their kids to do what they want instead of parenting. Worry about the American-owned companies that have breaches.

[grandcalia]

Yeah, typical for today's Americans. Personal expression and making money by posting ridiculous self-awareness videos are more important than national security. 😢

[YoUrMoMhA]

Meanwhile ATT getting hacked 5yrs ago and barely admitting it lmfao

[joelyates]

If your life depends on TikTok, learn another language and leave.

[vincenttay]

Tik tok should pulled out of US instead of letting the app falling into the American hand

[Nperez]

Question time...when a public sector takes over a private sector in ownership...what do you call that?? 😮