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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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[–] Clent@lemmy.world 1 points 7 months ago* (last edited 7 months ago)

TikTok is one of hundreds of vectors to swindle the senile and I doubt it's even in the top 10.

Grandpa needs to have someone else handling his finances. It's not the governments job and let's not pretend this bill is about keeping grandpas money safe.