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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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[–] dephyre@lemmy.world 268 points 2 years ago (3 children)

Can the US Lawmakers do anything about the US companies harvesting my data and selling it off… please?

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[–] Potatisen@lemmy.world 113 points 2 years ago

Yes, they can make more money from it.

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[–] soggy_kitty@sopuli.xyz 85 points 2 years ago (1 child)

Can they? Completely wrong question.

"Will they" is what you wanted to ask but the answer is still firmly no

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[–] FiniteBanjo@lemmy.today 8 points 2 years ago

Honestly it might be "Can they" given how partisan issues like industry regulation are.

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