WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator Chris Coons (D-Del.) released the following statement today after the Supreme Court upheld the Protecting Americans from Foreign Adversary Controlled Applications Act:
“I welcome this decision to uphold a bipartisan national security bill passed by Congress last spring. TikTok is not just another social media platform; it is a means by which the Chinese Communist Party collects data on millions of Americans and directly influences their political views and conduct. We must take commonsense measures to protect our democracy and national security from those who wish to do us harm. That is precisely what Congress did here and what the Supreme Court has today unanimously endorsed.
“I understand that many Americans will be disappointed to lose access to TikTok. ByteDance – TikTok’s Chinese parent company – had nine months to divest TikTok and sell the social media platform to a company unaffiliated with a foreign adversary. That opportunity still exists. It is not too late for ByteDance to allow Americans to maintain access to the app by selling TikTok.”
Senator Coons is a member of the Senate Judiciary Committee.