Multiple members of Congress have spoken out against TikTok — not because it’s a dopamine-suck set on turning your brain into Swiss cheese, but because China was involved in its creation.


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According to Congress, the idea that China could get a hold of the precious American user data captured by TikTok is a national security threat. The other companies that do this, e.g. Google, Facebook, X/Twitter, etc., are fine, apparently. You hear that, China? Only *American* companies can use and abuse user data!



It’s unclear what security risk is truly posed by TikTok, besides revealing how many of us are just absolute dumbasses. Regardless, Congress appears to be making moves against the app, with a House committee bill now making its way through our government that could put the screws on the company that owns TikTok.


TikTok has responded by urging users to call their Congresspeople. And so, they have — with threats.



According to Matthew Foldi, a writer for political rag The Spectator, multiple members of Congress have reported getting calls openly threatening to, in TikTok parlance, “unalive” Congressional members if the government passes a ban on TikTok.



Now, I don’t know all of the intricacies of how Congress works, but I can’t imagine saying “I’m going to kill you” is an effective way to have your bill passed. If it was, I think C-SPAN would look a lot different (and more fun, honestly).



Hate it or love it, banning TikTok probably wouldn’t go too great — if only because it would give us some of the most insane riot footage imaginable. I don’t think this country could handle people doing K-pop dances on top of burning cars.