What would we lose if TikTok were banned?

Here we go again. Another attempt from Washington politicians to ban TikTok.

This time, it’s an aggressive effort contained in carefully written legislation in Congress. The bill earned wide bipartisan support and was approved unanimously and swiftly by a powerful House committee last week — it was also endorsed by President Biden. “If they pass it, I’ll sign it,” Biden told reporters.

If you’re not one of the 170 million American TikTok users, it’s understandable that you wouldn’t care about, and may even support, the ban. But America would lose...