Elon Musk Cites Rep. Massie’s Concern of Trojan Horse in TikTok Ban Bill

‘This law is not just about TikTok, it is about censorship and government control!’

Elon Musk, chief executive Officer of SpaceX and Tesla and owner of social media platform X attends the Viva Technology conference at the Porte de Versailles exhibition center in Paris, France, on June 16, 2023. Gonzalo Fuentes/Reuters

Elon Musk raised concerns on Tuesday regarding a proposed bill aimed at banning the Chinese-owned app TikTok, suggesting that provisions within the legislation could intensify censorship and government control of social media platforms.

“This law is not just about TikTok, it is about censorship and government control!” Mr. Musk wrote in a post on X. “If it were just about TikTok, it would only cite ‘foreign control’ as the issue, but it does not.”