#BREAKING: House passes bill that would ban TikTok if its Chinese owners don't sell the popular app

BREAKING: The House has passed bipartisan legislation to force TikTok's Chinese parent company to sell the social media platform or face a ban in the U.S.

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[thegodblogger]

Yeah, ban TikTok instead of doing real legislation

[Steve-mtd]

What about the U. S. food industries and land China has bought?

[michaeljschneider]

Government doing what it does best. Worrying about an app to shut us all up instead of doing their jobs. FO

[joeyjones]

This is the stuff our congress is worried about instead of actually helping the American people..smdh..

[Flyinghawaiianadventures]

Don't we have more pressing issues to sort out?

[ceamodt]

There is more in that bill than what most people know. We are losing more of our freedoms due to this passing.

[GrIncarnate]

So many issues are going on, yet we have elected officials voting on banning tiktok. I highly think tiktok is of absolutely no significance but there are more pressing problems to be addressed.

[shawndewitt]

What about affordable housing. Borders. Helping real Americans with real problems seems to be over for good. Vote them ALL out

[brwayden]

Social media is way more important than physical media.

[sevomwalker]

Just ban it all. Let’s go back to the 90s or something.

[jamesd]

Nobody is paying attention to the bills being presented, nor voting for or against them. So the chair is just passing them all. WTF

[robertaustin-yj]

Good tik Tok gets banned YouTube gets more attention there you go

[malachibaczek]

Good! But while you’re at it why not accomplish something more worthwhile? For instance create legislation that makes social media indoctrination more difficult. Or stop using American money to help other countries. Or find a solution for the insurmountable depth of inflation.

[annaldwhigg]

Wow, they can really pass bills quickly if they want, except when it's a common sense gun bill.

[Gemini]

BAN TRUMP! you're so worried over criminal activity!

[MonnieDavenport]

What does Rosa Parks in Detroit has to do with this?

[sarahfloyd]

All they have to do is sell it someone they own

[freethinker]

What are rules for if they are going to be suspended all the time?

[DatGuy]

I never had a tiktok account. China is doing some crazy things. China doesn't even have tiktok. It's a similar app. Time restrictions, too, for social media.

[Pharaoh.]

Why does everybody stand up when they're literally doing this. Aren't they supposed to sit down and listen