By skyforbes 
170 million Americans use an app their government can’t decide whether to ban. The constitutional crisis hiding in plain sight reveals something darker about democracy in the digital age.
For months, TikTok has existed in a bizarre legal limbo that exposes fundamental cracks in how democratic societies govern technology. Congress passed a law requiring the app’s divestiture. The deadline came and went. Extensions followed extensions. Meanwhile, 170 million Americans continue scrolling, caught between their government’s security concerns and their daily digital habits.
This isn’t just policy uncertainty. It’s a constitutional crisis disguised as app store drama, revealing that American democracy lacks the tools to govern platforms that have become essential infrastructure for digital life.
When Laws Become Leverage Instead of Limits
The most disturbing aspect of the TikTok saga isn’t the security debate or the free speech concerns. It’s how national security legislation has been transformed into a bargaining chip for broader geopolitical negotiations.
Congress passed the TikTok divestiture law with clear intent: force ByteDance to sell the platform or…