We need real data privacy laws to solve this sort of thing, but why would we do the complicated-right-thing when we can do the easy-authoritarian-thing?
I can see, however, why a group of old policy makers might be looking at the fact that 54% of adults in the US use a product under the direct influence of the CCP to be a problem, irrespective of what political opinions are on the platform.
I don't need "the ADL is controlling the government" misinformation to draw that line.