A growing group of lawmakers think TikTok is 'digital fentanyl' and want to ban it. Many others remain skeptical.

• Some members of Congress have begun pushing to ban TikTok in the US.
• But when Insider spoke with nearly 20 senators about the idea, many expressed skepticism.
• "I've got teenagers," said one senator. "I probably interact with TikTok more than a lot of senators."

Some members of Congress have begun a push to ban TikTok nationwide, arguing that the wildly popular video-sharing platform is a potential vector for malign influence from the Chinese Communist Party.