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US lawmakers vote 50-0 to force sale of TikTok despite angry calls from users (arstechnica.com)

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[–] [email protected] 65 points 8 months ago (63 children)

Many users called lawmakers' offices to complain, congressional staffers told Politico. "It's so so bad. Our phones have not stopped ringing. They're teenagers and old people saying they spend their whole day on the app and we can't take it away," one House GOP staffer was quoted as saying.

and they still voted 50-0. really tells you something about how much these politicians are willing to listen to their constituents.

[–] [email protected] 51 points 8 months ago* (last edited 8 months ago) (47 children)

It was a 50-0 to pass the commission and then go to the House floor for a vote and then the Senate for a vote and finally signed into law by the president unless he vetoes it, which is possible imo.

Honestly, teenagers and old people are the sorts of folks that need to be protected from themselves, I might just call in to my local representative to voice my support of forced sale, operating restrictions, or even outright ban.

EDIT: I sent him an email.

[–] [email protected] -5 points 8 months ago (3 children)

teenagers and old people are the sorts of folks that need to be protected from themselves

Please, big daddy government, protect me from the freedom of choice. I cannot be trusted to consume without your permission.