Congress, in one of its few bipartisan acts, has declared the Chinese-owned social media platform TikTok a “national security risk” and banned its use in the United States.

A bill aimed at forcing the sale of TikTok to a U.S. owner or banning it altogether passed through Congress in April 2024 and was signed into law by former President Joe Biden. The law, called the Protecting Americans from Foreign Adversary Controlled Applications Act, cited national security concerns regarding TikTok's Chinese ownership by ByteDance.

Those concerned about the app, including the bipartisan congressional Select Committee on the Chinese Communist Party, allege TikTok — where up to a third of U.S. adults under 30 get their “news" — is used to “silence free speech,” “undermine democracy” and “promote Chin

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