Idolatry is an age-old and well-warned danger. And it involves a dissolution of humanity that is obvious in artificial intelligence, but is present also in TikTok. 

The controversial social media platform is up for a Supreme Court decision on whether to ban it in the United States. But TikTok regulation is more than just an antidote to pornography access and screen time: The app has the singular goal of convincing users to idolize fictional realities.