Congress Puts TikTok on the Clock

It’s hard to believe, but we’re finally seeing some unity in Congress. The reason for this sudden show of bipartisan cooperation: China.
We’ve just seen bipartisan legislation introduced in the U.S. Senate intended to at least restrict the reach of TikTok and other Chinese technology platforms that seem innocent but are actually tools for China to mine the data of American citizens, which is then provided to the Communist Chinese government.
Last month, we learned that the Biden Administration gave all federal agencies an ultimatum to remove TikTok from all government-issued phones and other mobile devices within thirty days. Clearly, even the federal government knows the threat posed by this supposedly innocent app really is. TikTok claims to be the product of a private ownership, but we know where they’re sending your information, your facial scans, essentially whatever private data they can access. It’s nice to see our lawmakers finally working together to protect the sensitive data of regular American citizens as well.
While this bill is not an across-the-board ban on TikTok, it at least sends a clear message to the country that this app is dangerous. If you choose to continue using it, you’ve been made aware of the risks. If the right to watch silly videos is worth putting your personal information at risk and letting the Chinese government sift through your data, you have that right. But you can’t say you weren’t warned.
Today’s full Sekulow broadcast includes further analysis of this bipartisan proposal to hinder China’s ability to spy on Americans and harvest our data, including more with ACLJ Senior Advisor Ric Grenell.