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A comment on TikTok Ban Measure Attached to House Foreign Aid Bill, Boosting Odds of Passage. Parent comment

Re:TikTok Ban Measure Attached to House Foreign Aid Bill, Bo... by AlchemistCamp on Friday April 19, 2024 @12:05PM (#40088513)
This is only in the case of someone with a poor grasp of the English language.

Food processors that refuse to stop selling rancid meat aren't "banned". They're shut down! The only thing that's banned is the selling of rancid meat, not the specific companies.

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Re:TikTok Ban Measure Attached to House Foreign Aid Bill, Bo... by Am4TIfIsER0ppos on Monday April 22, 2024 @12:09PM (#40115690)
Very poor analogy. Once the government has arrested all the employees, bombed all the offices, seized any assets it can, but people still use the app or visit the website then what follows?
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