It doesn't really have anything to do with TikTok (I was wondering why when I first heard about it why our Senate was turning on their Chinese Masters) What it really is is the complete destruction of privacy and the First amendment.
To boil it down to its essence:
If you use an electronic device to communicate ANYTHING that our rulers (elected, appointed or bureaucrats) don't like, they can throw you in prison for 20 years and fine you $1,000,000.00 WITHOUT TRIAL, without proof.
And "AI" will continuously monitor the entire electronic spectrum for 'wrong-think". What they intend makes what the NSA , FBI. CIA (and Google) have been doing so far look like no more than a milder version of "Mrs. Kravitz" looking out the window at the Steven's house in the old Bewitched tv series.
That's how Rand Paul should have framed the argument - instead the way this sounds it is like he is saying the First Amendment protects TikTok (CCP spyware) in of itself to operate within the US. That's just baloney. Adversarial foreign governments' spying and manipulation to undermine our national security is not protected by our Constitution. "If you don't like TikTok don't use it" is a ridiculous argument against this bill - completely undermines the legitimate reasons and arguments to oppose it.
TikTok is the 9/11 to introduce some new security garbage further eroding our God given rights.
Like Youtube shorts is any less disgusting than the ccp. Google hates America just as much as the CCP.
Rand is correct. Rand is the only American in the Senate.