 Why is the government trying to ban TikTok? More than 150 million Americans use the app, but nanny state politicians think they should have the power to control what kinds of content you are allowed to see. Here are three reasons why banning TikTok is an idiotic idea. One, the dangers of TikTok have been overstated. Now it's true you can find really vile content on the platform, it's not all dance videos, but that's not unique to TikTok, there's bad stuff in all corners of the internet. Two, it's hypocritical. Yes, TikTok is China-owned and that worries us, but the US government has pressured American companies to censor speech. If Congress is really so worried about the government controlling the discourse, they should put their own house in order first. Three, a TikTok ban could easily be weaponized. The Restrict Act empowers the Commerce Department to take action against foreign threats. This is the Patriot Act 2.0. If we give the government more tools to police TikTok, they're going to use them against all of us. So let's leave TikTok alone, not just because of the dance videos, but also because of the First Amendment.