The futility of banning TikTok

With hefty bipartisan backing, the House has passed a bill that would force Tik Tok – the wildly popular Chinese-owned social media app – to sell out or face a ban. Normally, a measure that commands that kind of support makes sense. This one does not, and it should die in the Senate.

The measure reflects an overreaction against unproven allegations, and it clearly violates the First Amendment guara…