Efforts to ban the Chinese-owned social media app face growing doubts on the left and right.
could further muddle the bill's path to becoming law.Massie told Axios he is part of a "not just libertarian, but a populist revolt" against, which would give President Biden greater power to regulate and sanction China-affiliated companies, including TikTok.
"I've communicated very politely to our leadership here that if you ever try to bring a bill like that here, we're going to have even more problems," he said in an interview at the Capitol. The Kentuckian, who has long shown a willingness to be a thorn in leadership's side, asserted that the bill is being used as "an excuse to grow government ... [to give them] the power to be judge and jury."Unlike progressives, who have opposed banning TikTok on the basis of the platform's value to creators and Generation Z, Massie said his opposition is based on small-government principles.
"I have no affinity for TikTok, I think it probably is caustic to our society," Massie said, but "the cure is worse than the disease, for sure."The legislation, introduced by Senate Minority Whip John Thune and Senate Intelligence Committee Chair Mark Warner , is making its way through the Senate, where it enjoys broad bipartisan support.
The White House also has endorsed the legislation, but the tech industry has been voicing concerns to senators,Leading House Republicans have introduced their own party-line TikTok bills that go even further than the RESTRICT Act — which,If more right-wing populists in the House fall in with Massie, it could further complicate the math for any of these bills in a chamber divided by just a few seats.
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