A bill that would effectively ban the Chinese-owned social media platform TikTok passed the House Energy and Commerce Committee last week in a 50-0 vote and was passed by the entire House in a largely bipartisan 352-65 vote on Wednesday. According to the legislation, the app’s Chinese parent company, ByteDance, would have to divest from TikTok or face a ban in the United States.
While the bill does have its detractors, such as Tesla owner Elon Musk, former President Donald Trump, and Sen. Rand Paul (R-KY), and the American people are split on support for a ban, the bill is expected to pass with sizable bipartisan support.
Social media accounts like Libs of TikTok have documented the proliferation of far-Left gender and racial ideology on the platform for years now, and even top government officials have warned of the danger the app poses to national security because of its ties to…
