Forcing a sale to a trusted owner and complete audit of the codebase/infrastructure solves the problem in a much better way. I'm not sure why TikTok needs to be

Forcing a sale to a trusted owner and complete audit of the codebase/infrastructure solves the problem in a much better way. I'm not sure why TikTok needs to be banned. If TikTok would rather close than sell, that's fine too. In general I don't agree with government forcing things like these, but if they're going to intervene at least do it right. Banning it outright comes across as a handout to the other social media companies