Senator Rand Paul joined TikTok as a form of civil disobedience today because he says he doesn’t like being told what to do.

Why am I joining @tiktok_us just as the government ban begins? Because I don’t like being told what to do.

I don’t like being told what I can think or say. The courts may think @tiktok_us is excluded from the first amendment.

I don’t. I join @tiktok_us today as a form of civil disobedience. To the 170 million Americans using @tiktok_us: Don’t give in and don’t give up. Resist.>

 
But some quickly responded, slamming Paul for trying to make this about free speech: