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House approves sell-or-be-banned TikTok measure, attaching it to foreign aid bill (www.npr.org)

submitted 7 months ago by Ghostalmedia@lemmy.world to c/technology@lemmy.world

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[–] just_another_person@lemmy.world 18 points 7 months ago* (last edited 7 months ago) (2 children)

This is not the definition of "pork" in a bill. This is an additive that has nothing to do with the bill, sure, but "pork" is when someone diverts funds to their cause with no direct reason to have it in the bill.

SINGLE ISSUE BILLS, FOLKS.

[–] JudahBenHur@lemm.ee 3 points 7 months ago (1 children)

so youre saying tik tok is addictive

[–] NoIWontPickAName@kbin.earth 3 points 7 months ago (1 children)

Think they mean addition

[–] just_another_person@lemmy.world 1 points 7 months ago

Yes. Corrected.

[–] surewhynotlem@lemmy.world 2 points 7 months ago

Why do you think pork needs to be actual dollars?

I'll bet you that many congress folks already own stock in whatever company is most likely to pick up US Tiktok.