The Protecting Americans from Foreign Adversary Controlled Applications Act is a proposed bill in the United States Congress. Introduced by representative Mike Gallagher and Raja Krishnamoorthi, the bill would make it illegal to facilitate the distribution or servicing of social media applications designated as being controlled by United States foreign adversaries, unless their operations are divested as to not be controlled by a foreign adversary.
The bill explicitly targets Chinese internet technology company ByteDance and its video platform TikTok, and also provides for other large social media applications to be targeted under the bill if they are deemed to pose a threat to national security. It was passed by the House of Representatives on March 13, 2024.
Am I the only one worried about how problematic this bill can potentially be?