Democrats and Republicans have found common cause in an otherwise historically polarized Congress: Combating the threat from communist China, starting with an effort to ban social media giant TikTok from the United States.
Reps. Mike Gallagher (R-Wisc.) and Raja Krishnamoorthi (D-Ill.), who chair and co-chair the House Select Committee on the Chinese Communist Party (CCP), reintroduced bipartisan legislation to ban TikTok from operating in the United States on Feb. 17.
The Averting the National Threat of Internet Surveillance, Oppressive Censorship and Influence, and Algorithmic Learning by the Chinese Communist Party Act (ANTI-SOCIAL CCP Act) aims to protect Americans by blocking and prohibiting all transactions from TikTok and other social media companies in, or under the control of, China, Russia, or several other foreign countries of concern….