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Senate passes bill forcing TikTok’s parent company to sell or face ban, sends to Biden for signature. Biden expected to sign on Wed. (apnews.com)
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[–] NikkiDimes 2 points 7 months ago* (last edited 7 months ago)

Young people get a lot of their news and information from TikTok. The US government doesn't have their hands in TikTok like they do domestic social media platforms.

That's it. That's the ban.

Edit: A lot of people downvoting, but this is 100% about control. It isn't "oooo China spooky" national security stuff, it's "we have no power here, how can we change this?"