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People Are Dragging US Lawmakers For Passing A Bill To Ban TikTok, And The Reactions Are Priceless

"Instead of banning TikTok, how about you ban the zoning laws that are ticking up rents and making us tok about affordable housing."

Ugh, it's official folks. The US House of Representatives has passed a bill in an effort to effectively ban TikTok.

Hand holding a phone with the TikTok logo displayed, against a US flag background
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The bill passed with bipartisan support and a final vote of 352–65, so I guess our lawmakers can agree on something.

A person making a disgruntled expression with the caption "As a taxpayer, I'm annoyed."
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This bill intends to put pressure on TikTok's parent company to either sell the app, or have it banned nationwide, according to the New York Times. 

To rationalize, lawmakers have expressed concerns of “national security threats” due to TikTok being owned by a China-based company. However, TikTok does not operate in China, and it collects less data than Facebook. Meanwhile, Facebook has experienced eight security breaches since 2004.