Next, however, the bill needs to pass the House, pass the Senate, and be signed in by President Biden, who has already stated that he would sign the bill. It’s a far way off from passing the House and the Senate, but its current bipartisan support indicates that it could go the distance.

The Argument for Banning TikTok

Rep. Mike Gallagher, the Republican chair of the House of Representatives’ select China committee, gave a statement making sure to highlight the “Chinese Communist Party” as his main problem with TikTok:

“This is my message to TikTok: break up with the Chinese Communist Party or lose access to your American users. America’s foremost adversary has no business controlling a dominant media platform in the United States.”

Rep. Raja Krishnamoorthi, an Illinois Democrat on the committee and the other representative to present the bill alongside Gallagher, had an even wilder take in the recent hearing. He cited claims that scientists within China are working on mind-reading technology:

“By some reports, it’s even researching mind-reading software to ensure [Chinese Communist Party] officials remain loyal to the party. You can’t make this stuff up. And the CCP is not content to simply experiment on its own soldiers or read the minds of its own officials. They are collecting large quantities of genetic data from Americans.”