Senator calls TikTok 'a weapon,' says the American people 'need to know the chilling truth' about it

U.S. Senators are demanding the Director of National Intelligence to declassify information on TikTok and its parent company ByteDance, citing "significant risks" to U.S. national security.

Sens. Richard Blumenthal, D-Connecticut, shared a letter on X Friday that he co-wrote with Marsha Blackburn, R-Tennessee, urging Director Avril Haines to declassify a report about TikTok "in order to better inform the American people about the significant risks the social media platform’s Chinese ownership poses to our national security."

In the tweets, the Democrat said he was "demanding declassification of TikTok facts — because the American people deserve and need to know the chilling truth about TikTok — it’s a clear & present threat to national security & privacy."

He added: "It’s a weapon pointed at Americans that all should see clearly."

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The lawmakers’ request comes as the House of Representatives overwhelmingly passed a resolution forcing the Chinese-owned ByteDance to divest from China.

"American intelligence and law enforcement officials on a bipartisan basis have repeatedly raised alarms that the Chinese government can use its direct and absolute control over ByteDance to exert malign influence over what users see on TikTok & spy on their private information," Blumenthal wrote.

"As we consider steps to separate TikTok from the Chinese gov’t, the American people must understand the national security issues at stake," he continued. "I’m urging the declassification of information about TikTok/ByteDance.",

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The comments come just days after a bipartisan group