One of the few issues of increasing bipartisan agreement in U.S. politics is the supposed need for the federal government to “do something” to crack down on Big Tech. While issues with social media giants certainly do exist, Congress just offered us yet another reminder of why it can’t be trusted to regulate the tech sector.

During a Thursday Senate hearing on social media’s impact on teenagers, Sen. Richard Blumenthal, a Connecticut Democrat, pursued a rather farcical line of questioning that quickly prompted viral ridicule.